THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN COLES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... NORTHEASTERN MOULTRIE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS... DOUGLAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... * UNTIL 645 PM CDT * AT 618 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWNS AND DAMAGING WINDS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES WEST OF PESOTUM TO ATWOOD TO NEAR SULLIVAN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. CIRCULATIONS WERE OBSERVED NEAR ATWOOD AT JUST NORTHEAST OF SULLIVAN. HAZARD...TORNADO. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY. * THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL BE NEAR... TUSCOLA AND ARCOLA AROUND 635 PM CDT. VILLA GROVE...CAMARGO AND COOKS MILL AROUND 640 PM CDT. MATTOON...HUMBOLDT AND HINDSBORO AROUND 645 PM CDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE TORNADIC STORMS INCLUDE BOURBON... CHESTERVILLE...CADWELL AND GARRETT. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 190 AND 217. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
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