Tornado Warning until 07:00PM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN KNOX COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... NORTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
* AT 633 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER GOOD HOPE...OR 8 MILES NORTH OF MACOMB...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 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.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ABINGDON...AVON...FAIRVIEW...LONDON MILLS...ST. AUGUSTINE... ELLISVILLE AND DELONG. TORNADO...OBSERVED HAIL...1.75IN
* AFFECTED AREAS: FULTON ... KNOX
Instructions:
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
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:
- 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