Severe Thunderstorm Warning in effect until 1000 PM CDT for West Central Illinois
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN PEORIA COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS... NORTHEASTERN FULTON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 530 PM CDT
* AT 451 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF CANTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ELMWOOD...HANNA CITY...TRIVOLI AND BRIMFIELD. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 72 AND 86. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. HAIL...0.75IN WIND...60MPH
* AFFECTED AREAS: FULTON ... PEORIA
Instructions:
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
Address/Location
Fulton County ESDA
163 S Cone St
Farmington, IL 61531
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 309-647-3358
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP FULTON 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