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Shelby County Emergency Management Agency
Saturday May 2nd, 2020 :: 10:44 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 11:30PM

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Shelby County in central Illinois... Western Cumberland County in east central Illinois... Northwestern Effingham County in south central Illinois...

* Until 1130 PM CDT.

* At 1043 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Tower Hill, or 7 miles southwest of Shelbyville, moving southeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Effingham, Shelbyville, Teutopolis, Stewardson, Cowden, Tower Hill, Shumway, Strasburg, Clarksburg, Sigel, Trowbridge and Mode. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 159 and 172. Interstate 70 between mile markers 93 and 99.

* AFFECTED AREAS: EFFINGHAM, IL ... CUMBERLAND, IL ... SHELBY, IL

Instructions:

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in Lincoln. 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
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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