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Shelby County Emergency Management Agency
Monday August 12th, 2019 :: 11:01 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 11:45PM

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Coles County in east central Illinois... Southeastern Shelby County in central Illinois... Western Cumberland County in east central Illinois... Northeastern Effingham County in south central Illinois...

* Until 1145 PM CDT.

* At 1059 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles south of Charleston to near Stewardson, moving southeast at 30 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... Charleston, Mattoon, Effingham, Toledo, Neoga, Teutopolis, Stewardson, Lerna, Shumway, Janesville, Paradise, Hutton, Strasburg, Clarksburg, Sigel, Trowbridge, Etna, Mode, Fox Ridge State Park and Lake Sara. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 158 and 191. Interstate 70 between mile markers 92 and 102.

* AFFECTED AREAS: EFFINGHAM, IL ... CUMBERLAND, IL ... COLES, IL ... SHELBY, IL

Instructions:

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for south central, central and east central Illinois. 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

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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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