Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:15PM Wednesday
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Shelby County in central Illinois... Southwestern Cumberland County in east central Illinois... Clay County in south central Illinois... Effingham County in south central Illinois...
* Until 715 PM CDT.
* At 630 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Wrights Corner to Salem, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include... Effingham, Flora, Altamont, Teutopolis, Louisville, Watson, Dieterich, Beecher City, Edgewood, Xenia, Bible Grove, Shumway, Montrose, Iola, Moccasin, Sigel, Mason, Oskaloosa, Heartville and Lake Sara. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 143 and 173. Interstate 70 between mile markers 78 and 104.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CLAY, IL ... SHELBY, IL ... EFFINGHAM, IL ... CUMBERLAND, IL
Instructions:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for south central and central Illinois. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for south central and east central Illinois. 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