Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 02:45PM
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Shelby County in central Illinois... Northwestern Effingham County in south central Illinois...
* Until 245 PM CDT
* At 207 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles west of Cowden, or 14 miles southwest of Shelbyville, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Effingham, Teutopolis, Stewardson, Cowden, Beecher City, Shumway, Moccasin, Strasburg, Herrick, Clarksburg, Sigel, Trowbridge, Mode and Lake Sara. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 158 and 172. Interstate 70 between mile markers 92 and 99. HAIL...1.25IN WIND...60MPH
* AFFECTED AREAS: EFFINGHAM ... 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