Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:00PM
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Fulton County in west central Illinois... Northeastern Cass County in west central Illinois... East central Schuyler County in west central Illinois... Southwestern Mason County in central Illinois...
* Until 300 PM CDT.
* At 219 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Astoria, or 13 miles northeast of Beardstown, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Astoria, Chandlerville, Bath, Kilbourne, Browning, Marbletown, Bluff City and Snicarte.
* AFFECTED AREAS: SCHUYLER, IL ... MASON, IL ... FULTON, IL ... CASS, IL
Instructions:
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 this storm. 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.
Address/Location
Fulton County ESDA
163 S Cone St
Farmington, IL 61531
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 309-647-3358
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP FULTON followed by your message, to 888777
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