An update to this message has been issued.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WESTERN BROWN COUNTY UNTIL 12:15 A.M.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
BROWN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 1215 AM CDT
* AT 1112 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM AUGUSTA TO BEVERLY...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...QUINCY REGIONAL AIRPORT OBSERVED SEVERAL WIND GUSTS OVER
60 MPH WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BUCKHORN...MOUNT STERLING...RIPLEY...VERSAILLES...COOPERTOWN AND LA
GRANGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS!
Instructions:
PLEASE SEEK SHELTER IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM.
Address/Location
Brown County Emergency Services
145 West Main Street
Mount Sterling, IL 62353
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 217-773-3961
Curt Hannig
[email protected]
217-773-3961
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant 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:
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning