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Shelby County Emergency Management Agency
Saturday May 2nd, 2020 :: 11:13 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 12:00AM Sunday

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Jasper County in southeastern Illinois... Southeastern Shelby County in central Illinois... Cumberland County in east central Illinois... Northeastern Effingham County in south central Illinois...

* Until midnight CDT.

* At 1111 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles east of Stewardson, or 10 miles north of Effingham, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Toledo, Neoga, Greenup, Jewett, Montrose, Hidalgo, Hazel Dell, Woodbury, Sigel, Yale, Rose Hill, Trowbridge and Gila. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 165 and 177. Interstate 70 between mile markers 101 and 124.

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