Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:30PM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS... NORTHERN EFFINGHAM COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS... SOUTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 730 PM CDT
* AT 639 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WRIGHTS CORNER...OR 14 MILES WEST OF EFFINGHAM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 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... EFFINGHAM...ALTAMONT...TEUTOPOLIS...WINDSOR...STEWARDSON...COWDEN... BEECHER CITY...SHUMWAY...MONTROSE...MOCCASIN...STRASBURG...HERRICK... CLARKSBURG...SIGEL...TROWBRIDGE...LAKE SARA...MODE...EFFINGHAM COUNTY AIRPORT AND ALTAMONT RESERVOIR. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS... INTERSTATE 57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 155 AND 174. INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 79 AND 106. HAIL...1.00IN WIND...60MPH
* AFFECTED AREAS: CUMBERLAND ... EFFINGHAM ... JASPER ... 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
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