Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

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

* Until 1000 PM CDT.

* At 919 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles east of Little York to Roseville to near Tennessee, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Galesburg, Canton, Lewistown, Abingdon, Knoxville, Farmington, Elmwood, Cuba, Toulon, Brimfield, Wataga, Avon, Oneida, Yates City, Vermont, St. David, Williamsfield, Altona, Fairview and Ipava. This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 34 and 75.

* AFFECTED AREAS: KNOX, IL ... PEORIA, IL ... STARK, IL ... FULTON, IL

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in Lincoln. 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.