A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Northwestern Brown County till 8:00 p.m.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN ADAMS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHWESTERN BROWN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 800 PM CDT
* AT 716 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MENDON...AND
MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CAMP POINT...GOLDEN...CLAYTON...LORAINE...PALOMA...WOODVILLE...
COATSBURG...CHATTON AND LA PRAIRIE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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!
Instructions:
Heavy Rains are forecasted with these storms. DO NOT drive through flooded roadways.
Address/Location
Brown County Emergency Services
145 West Main Street
Mount Sterling, IL 62353
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 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