Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 10:15PM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... FULTON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 1015 PM CDT
* AT 943 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR NEW PHILADELPHIA...OR 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF LEWISTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CANTON...LEWISTOWN...CUBA...ST. DAVID...FAIRVIEW...IPAVA...TABLE GROVE... DUNFERMLINE...BERNADOTTE...SMITHFIELD...BRYANT...NORRIS...BANNER... LIVERPOOL...MARIETTA...ELLISVILLE...FIATT AND LITTLE AMERICA. HAIL...<.75IN WIND...60MPH
* AFFECTED AREAS: FULTON
Instructions:
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE`S LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
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