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Shelby County Emergency Management Agency
Wednesday December 23rd, 2015 :: 09:50 a.m. CST

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning in effect until 500 PM CST for East Central Illinois

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... PIATT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS... WESTERN COLES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... MOULTRIE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS... SOUTHEASTERN MACON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS... NORTHERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS... WESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 1015 AM CST

* AT 947 AM CST...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR MOUNT ZION TO NEAR COWDEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...MONTICELLO...SHELBYVILLE... SULLIVAN...TOLEDO...MOUNT ZION...ARCOLA...ARTHUR...BEMENT... NEOGA...GREENUP...CERRO GORDO...BETHANY...LONG CREEK...ATWOOD... LOVINGTON...WINDSOR AND STEWARDSON. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS... INTERSTATE 57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 169 AND 208. INTERSTATE 70 NEAR MILE MARKER 121. INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 145 AND 149...AND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 158 AND 173. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CST FOR EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. HAIL...<.75IN WIND...60MPH

* AFFECTED AREAS: COLES ... CUMBERLAND ... DOUGLAS ... MACON ... MOULTRIE ... PIATT ... SHELBY

Instructions:

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.

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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