The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Shelby County in central Illinois…
Western Effingham County in south central Illinois…
* Until 545 PM CDT.
* At 502 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Shelbyville to 6 miles north of Ramsey, moving east
at 30 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include…
Shelbyville, Altamont, Windsor, Stewardson, Cowden, Tower Hill,
Beecher City, Shumway, Moccasin, Strasburg, Herrick, Clarksburg,
Oconee, Trowbridge, Mode, Lake Sara and Altamont Reservoir.
This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 79 and 87.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
