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Fulton County ESDA
Sunday July 24th, 2016 :: 10:19 p.m. CDT

Alert

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

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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

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