Severe Thunderstorm Warning
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BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
1105 AM CDT Tue Aug 20 2019
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northwestern Coles County in east central Illinois…
Northern Moultrie County in central Illinois…
Southeastern Piatt County in central Illinois…
Northwestern Vermilion County in east central Illinois…
Champaign County in east central Illinois…
Douglas County in east central Illinois…
* Until noon CDT.
* At 1105 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles west of Paxton to near Bondville to near Dalton City, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD…70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include… Champaign, Rantoul, Tuscola, Urbana, Savoy, Mahomet, Hoopeston, St. Joseph, Tolono, Arcola, Villa Grove, Arthur, Fisher, Bement, Philo, Rossville, Sidney, Atwood, Homer and Lovington.
This includes the following highways…
Interstate 57 between mile markers 197 and 257.
Interstate 72 between mile markers 175 and 182.
Interstate 74 between mile markers 172 and 203.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature`s leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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LAT…LON 4001 8789 3955 8811 3967 8880 4007 8846
4040 8833 4040 8794 4049 8793 4049 8763
TIME…MOT…LOC 1605Z 273DEG 39KT 4049 8821 4007 8837 3968 8878
HAIL…1.00IN
WIND…70MPH
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