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Shelby County Emergency Management Agency
Tuesday April 28th, 2020 :: 07:09 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:00PM

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Christian County in central Illinois... Northeastern Sangamon County in central Illinois... Northwestern Shelby County in central Illinois... Southwestern Macon County in central Illinois...

* Until 800 PM CDT.

* At 707 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Mechanicsburg, or 14 miles east of Springfield, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Decatur, Taylorville, Moweaqua, Kincaid, Harristown, Blue Mound, Macon, Edinburg, Stonington, Illiopolis, Niantic, Mechanicsburg, Mount Auburn, Bulpitt, Jeisyville, Tovey, Dawson, Buffalo, Sangchris Lake State Park and Willeys. This includes Interstate 72 between mile markers 112 and 136.

* AFFECTED AREAS: MACON, IL ... SHELBY, IL ... SANGAMON, IL ... CHRISTIAN, IL

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Address/Location
Shelby County Emergency Management Agency
315 East Main Street
Shelbyville, IL 62565

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 217-774-1499

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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

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