Safety: Tornado preparedness guidance from Illinois agencies
Weather emergency guidance urges family disaster plans and kits. Recommendations include shelter in lower levels, avoiding cars and overpasses, choosing interior rooms with metal plumbing, mobile home evacuation, radio with fresh batteries, and a three day water supply plus non perishable food. Public safety officials warn debris injuries, post storm caution, and avoiding disaster areas to aid rescues.
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Williamson County storm spotter class helps warn area
The annual storm spotter class aims to raise qualified spotters in Williamson County to verify information during severe weather. EMA chief Gower notes about 40 Skywarn members, with volunteers including ham radio operators monitoring radar and relaying data. The county recently distributed 165 NOAA radios donated by Sam's Club to schools, daycares, nursing homes, and dispatch centers to improve emergency communications. Giffey recalls last spring's four tornadoes in Massac and Pope counties as devastating, with responders risking danger and four dispatchers strained by calls. The EMA concentrates on tornadoes from April to early June but warns storms can form any time. contact information is provided for storm spotting and preparedness resources.
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Maytag expansion boost from $1.65M EDA grant in Herrin
Herrin officials celebrate a $1.65 million EDA grant aiding Maytag to expand with a Neptune line of all purpose dryers. The project adds 178 jobs alongside retention, with Herrin chosen workers mass producing the new dryers and local leaders praising the lasting plant presence and infrastructure support.
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Neptune
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