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TORNADO WARNING

 

A TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN GALLATIN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... EAST CENTRAL SALINE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... SOUTH CENTRAL WHITE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... SOUTHERN POSEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA... NORTHWESTERN HENDERSON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY... NORTH CENTRAL UNION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY... UNTIL 530 AM.

AT 501 AM... EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR ELDORADO. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING EAST AT 70 MPH.  LOCATIONS IN THE WARNED AREA INCLUDE... MOUNT VERNON... RIDGWAY... JUNCTION... OMAHA AND NEW HAVEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS: A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS... MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.

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Jeff Williams is the Associate Director for Radio and Station Manager for WSIU Radio. Jeff is a native of southern Illinois and has been in broadcasting for 30 years. Contact WSIU Radio at 618-453-6101 or email wsiuradio@wsiu.org
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