Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:00AM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN KNOX COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... FULTON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 500 AM CDT
* AT 358 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR GALESBURG TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF MONMOUTH...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS. IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... GALESBURG...CANTON...LEWISTOWN...ABINGDON...KNOXVILLE... FARMINGTON...CUBA...AVON...YATES CITY...ST. DAVID...FAIRVIEW... LONDON MILLS...MAQUON...GILSON...EAST GALESBURG...DUNFERMLINE... HENDERSON...SMITHFIELD...BRYANT AND NORRIS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 43 AND 66. HAIL...1.00IN WIND...60MPH
* AFFECTED AREAS: FULTON ... KNOX
Instructions:
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
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