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Village of Williamsville
Wednesday July 26th, 2017 :: 09:04 p.m. CDT

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:45PM

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Menard County in central Illinois... Northwestern Sangamon County in central Illinois...

* Until 945 PM CDT

* At 902 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Petersburg, or 16 miles southwest of Mason City, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Springfield, Sherman, Rochester, Riverton, Petersburg, Athens, Williamsville, Ashland, Pleasant Plains, Greenview, Tallula, Jerome, Southern View, Leland Grove, Grandview, Spaulding, Clear Lake, Cantrall, Atterberry and Salisbury. This includes the following highways... Interstate 55 between mile markers 92 and 110. Interstate 72 between mile markers 97 and 108. HAIL...0.75IN WIND...60MPH

* AFFECTED AREAS: MENARD ... SANGAMON

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 this storm. 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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

Address/Location
Village of Williamsville
141 W Main St
Williamsville, IL 62693

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 217-566-3806

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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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