Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Logan County in central Illinois... East central Fulton County in west central Illinois... Tazewell County in central Illinois... Northeastern Mason County in central Illinois... South central Peoria County in central Illinois...

* Until 115 PM CDT

* At 1247 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Canton, moving east at 55 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... Pekin, Lewistown, Tremont, Mackinaw, Delavan, Manito, Minier, South Pekin, Glasford, Hopedale, Green Valley, San Jose, St. David, Emden, Hartsburg, Dillon, Kingston Mines, Dunfermline, Mapleton and New Holland. This includes Interstate 155 between mile markers 3 and 26. HAIL...1.00IN WIND...60MPH

* AFFECTED AREAS: FULTON ... LOGAN ... MASON ... PEORIA ... 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 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.