Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Fulton County in west central Illinois... Stark County in north central Illinois... Knox County in west central Illinois... North central Cass County in west central Illinois... Schuyler County in west central Illinois... Northwestern Mason County in central Illinois... Western Peoria County in central Illinois...

* Until 1100 PM CST

* At 1031 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Rock Island to near Stronghurst to near Palmyra, moving northeast at 65 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include... Galesburg, Canton, Rushville, Lewistown, Abingdon, Knoxville, Farmington, Elmwood, Princeville, Wyoming, Cuba, Toulon, Hanna City, Astoria, Trivoli, Osceola, Brimfield, Wataga, Avon and Bradford. This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 34 and 82. A tornado watch remains in effect until 400 AM CST for central, north central and west central Illinois. TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL...1.00IN WIND...70MPH

* AFFECTED AREAS: CASS ... FULTON ... KNOX ... MASON ... PEORIA ... SCHUYLER ... STARK

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.