Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 01:30AM Thursday
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Christian County in central Illinois... Eastern Sangamon County in central Illinois... Northwestern Moultrie County in central Illinois... Northwestern Shelby County in central Illinois... Macon County in central Illinois...
* Until 130 AM CDT.
* At 1244 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Mount Auburn, or 14 miles north of Taylorville, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. Several brief tornados are possible with this storm. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Decatur, Taylorville, Mount Zion, Forsyth, Moweaqua, Kincaid, Cerro Gordo, Harristown, Bethany, Long Creek, Assumption, Blue Mound, Macon, Edinburg, Stonington, Illiopolis, Niantic, Findlay, Mechanicsburg and Dalton City. This includes Interstate 72 between mile markers 113 and 146.
* AFFECTED AREAS: MACON, IL ... MOULTRIE, IL ... SHELBY, IL ... SANGAMON, IL ... CHRISTIAN, IL
Instructions:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CDT for central Illinois. 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