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Fulton County ESDA
Tuesday March 15th, 2016 :: 07:02 p.m. CDT

Alert

Tornado Warning until 07:30PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN KNOX COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... NORTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT

* AT 700 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER AVON...OR 17 MILES SOUTH OF GALESBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND HAIL UP TO TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER. 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.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... ABINGDON AND LONDON MILLS AROUND 715 PM CDT. KNOXVILLE...MAQUON AND GILSON AROUND 730 PM CDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE DELONG...ST. AUGUSTINE...MIDDLE GROVE AND EAST GALESBURG. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 50 AND 58. TORNADO...OBSERVED HAIL...2.00IN

* 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

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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

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