Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 11:00PM Saturday
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Coles County in east central Illinois... Edgar County in east central Illinois... Moultrie County in central Illinois... Northeastern Shelby County in central Illinois... Southern Piatt County in central Illinois... Vermilion County in east central Illinois... Southeastern Champaign County in east central Illinois... Douglas County in east central Illinois... Southeastern Macon County in central Illinois...
* Until 1100 PM CDT.
* At 1010 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Rankin to Pesotum to Dalton City, 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... Champaign, Danville, Mattoon, Paris, Shelbyville, Tuscola, Sullivan, Urbana, Savoy, Mount Zion, Hoopeston, St. Joseph, Georgetown, Tolono, Westville, Arcola, Tilton, Villa Grove, Arthur and Catlin. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 192 and 227. Interstate 74 between mile markers 184 and 220.
* AFFECTED AREAS: MOULTRIE, IL ... COLES, IL ... PIATT, IL ... SHELBY, IL ... DOUGLAS, IL ... CHAMPAIGN, IL ... EDGAR, IL ... VERMILION, IL ... MACON, 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
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP SHELBYEMA 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