Strong storms roll through the region overnight

by Steve Dunford

There was a line of strong storms that rolled through the region in the overnight hours.  The storms prompted Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in the counties along I-64.  There was a Tornado Warning issued for Wabash County as rotation was detected in the Mt. Carmel area.

There were power outages across the county overnight.  At this time, Ameren Illinois’ website is reporting 68 homes in Franklin County that are still without power.  Most of them are south of Christopher near Yellowbanks Road, in the Lake Moses area, and a few in the village of Orient.  Southeastern Illinois Electric Co-op is showing scattered outages in the Southwest part of the county.

There were no damage reports across the county, but there are several reports of small limbs and brush down.  Regionally, there was a 59 mph. wind gust reported at Mt. Vernon Outland Airport, and trees and power lines down in the Dix area.

The heat will be with us for one more day.  Here are some of the heat indices reported across Southern Illinois yesterday afternoon.

…Peak heat index reports for Saturday through 4 PM…

Location                     Temp      Time/Date       Provider

…Illinois…

…Alexander County…
Cairo                        109 F     0415 PM 07/22   AWOS
Bean Ridge                   107 F     0208 PM 07/22   RAWS
2 ESE East Cape Girardea     106 F     0325 PM 07/22   MESOWEST

…Franklin County…
Christopher                  110 F     0225 PM 07/22   AWS
Zeigler                      103 F     0210 PM 07/22   MESOWEST

…Jackson County…
Southern Illinois Airport    106 F     0152 PM 07/22   ASOS
1 N Carbondale               104 F     1115 AM 07/22   AWS

…Jefferson County…
Mt Vernon/outland Airport    114 F     0156 PM 07/22   AWOS
Dix                          111 F     0313 PM 07/22   CWOP
2 ENE Mount Vernon           107 F     0130 PM 07/22   AWS

…Johnson County…
Vienna                       110 F     1109 AM 07/22   AWS
Goreville                    109 F     1139 AM 07/22   AWS

…Massac County…
Metropolis                   110 F     0215 PM 07/22   AWOS

…Perry County…
Du Quoin                     107 F     1220 PM 07/22   AWS

…Pope County…
Dixon Springs                114 F     1208 PM 07/22   RAWS

…Saline County…
Harrisburg                   113 F     0255 PM 07/22   AWOS
Harrisburg                   107 F     0240 PM 07/22   AWS

…Wabash County…
Mount Carmel                 106 F     0404 PM 07/22   AWS

…Wayne County…
Fairfield                    110 F     0315 PM 07/22   AWOS
Fairfield                    109 F     0326 PM 07/22   CWOP

…White County…
Carmi                        110 F     0335 PM 07/22   AWOS

…Williamson County…
Crab Orchard                 109 F     1248 PM 07/22   RAWS
Williamson County Rgnl Airpt 107 F     0245 PM 07/22   AWOS
Crainville                   107 F     0130 PM 07/22   AWS
Marion                       105 F     0115 PM 07/22   AWS