Severe Thunderstorm Warning in effect until 1100 PM CDT for Central Illinois
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN PIATT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS... MOULTRIE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS... SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 1145 PM CDT
* AT 1046 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ARGENTA TO NEAR MOWEAQUA TO 10 MILES WEST OF PANA... MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS. IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MONTICELLO...SHELBYVILLE...SULLIVAN...LAKEWOOD...ARTHUR... MOWEAQUA...BEMENT...CERRO GORDO...BETHANY...LOVINGTON...WINDSOR... STEWARDSON...FINDLAY...COWDEN...TOWER HILL...DALTON CITY... HAMMOND...ALLENVILLE...WESTERVELT AND STRASBURG. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS... INTERSTATE 57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 169 AND 170. INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 157 AND 165. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL ILLINOIS. HAIL...<.75IN WIND...60MPH
* AFFECTED AREAS: 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
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP SHELBYEMA followed by your message, to 888777
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