Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:30PM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS... WEST CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 830 PM CDT
* AT 745 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER JEISYVILLE...OR 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF TAYLORVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... TAYLORVILLE...PANA...KINCAID...ASSUMPTION...MORRISONVILLE... BULPITT...JEISYVILLE...ROSAMOND...OWANECO...PALMER...SHARPSBURG AND TAYLORVILLE AIRPORT. HAIL...1.50IN WIND...<50MPH
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHRISTIAN ... SHELBY
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 THIS STORM. 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. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
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:
- Severe - Significant 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:
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning