Severe Thunderstorm Warning in effect until 800 PM CST for West Central Illinois
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... CENTRAL SCHUYLER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... SOUTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 515 PM CST
* AT 428 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR RUSHVILLE... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RUSHVILLE...ASTORIA...VERMONT...IPAVA...LITTLETON...TABLE GROVE... MARBLETOWN...BLUFF CITY AND RAY. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FOR WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL...1.00IN WIND...70MPH
* AFFECTED AREAS: FULTON ... SCHUYLER
Instructions:
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.
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