* TORNADO WARNING FOR... CLARK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS..UNTIL 545 PM CST
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CLARK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SOUTHEASTERN COLES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SOUTHWESTERN EDGAR COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 545 PM CST
* AT 513 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MONTROSE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS
WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TOLEDO...JEWETT...GREENUP...JANESVILLE...HAZEL DELL...CASEY...
WESTFIELD...MARTINSVILLE...CLARKSVILLE...FOX RIDGE STATE PARK...
UNION CENTER...HUTTON AND LINCOLN TRAIL STATE PARK.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 174 AND 176.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 108 AND 143.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A BUILDING.
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Instructions:
THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A BUILDING.
Address/Location
Martinsville Illinois Police Department
19 W Cumberland St
Martinsville, IL 62442
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 217-382-4023
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Extreme - Extraordinary 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:
- Tornado Warning