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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTH CENTRAL MASON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS... NORTHWESTERN PEORIA COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS... FULTON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... KNOX COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 1115 PM CDT

* AT 1050 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RIO TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF AVON TO 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF BROOKLYN...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... GALESBURG...CANTON...HAVANA...ABINGDON...KNOXVILLE...FARMINGTON... LEWISTOWN...ELMWOOD...CUBA...TRIVOLI...BRIMFIELD...AVON...YATES CITY...VERMONT...ST. DAVID...WILLIAMSFIELD...FAIRVIEW...IPAVA... LONDON MILLS AND MAQUON. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 45 AND 75. HAIL...<.75IN WIND...70MPH

* AFFECTED AREAS: FULTON ... KNOX ... MASON ... PEORIA

Instructions:

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.