Tornado Warning until 08:45PM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS... SOUTHERN MACON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS... WEST CENTRAL MOULTRIE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS... NORTH CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 845 PM CDT
* AT 812 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MOWEAQUA...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD. IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... MACON AROUND 820 PM CDT. DALTON CITY AROUND 835 PM CDT. BETHANY AROUND 840 PM CDT. ...RADAR INDICATED HAIL...1.00IN
* AFFECTED AREAS: MOULTRIE ... SHELBY
Instructions:
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.
Address/Location
Shelby County Emergency Management Agency
315 East Main Street
Shelbyville, IL 62565
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 217-774-1499
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP SHELBYEMA followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Extreme - Extraordinary threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Tornado Warning