Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 10:45PM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN MASON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS... SOUTHEASTERN FULTON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... SOUTHWESTERN TAZEWELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 1045 PM CDT
* AT 1016 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES WEST OF MANITO TO NEAR HAVANA...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HAVANA...MASON CITY...TREMONT...DELAVAN...MANITO...SOUTH PEKIN...GREEN VALLEY...SAN JOSE...EASTON...DILLON...FOREST CITY...BANNER...LIVERPOOL... TOPEKA...CHATAUQUA PARK...POPLAR CITY...GOOFY RIDGE AND POWERTON. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 155 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 19 AND 25. HAIL...<.75IN WIND...60MPH
* AFFECTED AREAS: FULTON ... MASON ... TAZEWELL
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 THESE STORMS. 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