Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:15PM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... WESTERN COLES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... SOUTHEASTERN MOULTRIE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS... EAST CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 415 PM CDT
* AT 328 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WINDSOR...OR 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MATTOON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...WINDSOR...HUMBOLDT...ALLENVILLE... COOKS MILL...COLES...PARADISE...STRASBURG... GAYS AND COLES COUNTY AIRPORT. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 182 AND 198. HAIL...1.00IN WIND...60MPH
* AFFECTED AREAS: COLES ... MOULTRIE ... SHELBY
Instructions:
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
Address/Location
Shelby County Emergency Management Agency
315 East Main Street
Shelbyville, IL 62565
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 217-774-1499
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP SHELBYEMA 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