Update:
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southeastern Shelby County in central Illinois…
Northwestern Effingham County in south central Illinois…
* Until 630 PM CDT.
* At 550 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Wrights
Corner, or 16 miles south of Shelbyville, moving northeast at 50
mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include…
Effingham, Altamont, Teutopolis, Stewardson, Beecher City, Shumway,
Moccasin, Sigel, Lake Sara and Trowbridge.
This includes the following highways…
Interstate 57 between mile markers 157 and 172.
Interstate 70 between mile markers 86 and 99.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for south central
and central Illinois.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Shelby County in central Illinois…
* Until 630 PM CDT.
* At 540 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast
of Ramsey, or 14 miles east of Nokomis, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD…70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include…
Shelbyville, Windsor, Stewardson, Cowden, Tower Hill, Strasburg,
Herrick, Clarksburg, Oconee, Trowbridge, Wolf Creek State Park and
Mode.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for central
Illinois.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
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