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Shelby County Emergency Management Agency
Saturday April 29th, 2017 :: 05:30 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:15PM

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Christian County in central Illinois... Moultrie County in central Illinois... Shelby County in central Illinois... Piatt County in central Illinois... Macon County in central Illinois...

* Until 615 PM CDT

* At 526 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Mount Auburn to 8 miles north of Ramsey, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Decatur, Taylorville, Monticello, Shelbyville, Sullivan, Pana, Mount Zion, Forsyth, Arthur, Moweaqua, Bement, Cerro Gordo, Harristown, Bethany, Long Creek, Atwood, Warrensburg, Assumption, Blue Mound and Macon. This includes Interstate 72 between mile markers 125 and 173. HAIL...1.00IN WIND...60MPH

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHRISTIAN ... MACON ... MOULTRIE ... PIATT ... SHELBY

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, 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

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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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