Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:45PM
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Christian County in central Illinois... Northeastern Sangamon County in central Illinois... Northwestern Shelby County in central Illinois... Southern Macon County in central Illinois...
* Until 545 PM CDT.
* At 438 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Mechanicsburg to Taylorville, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Decatur, Taylorville, Mount Zion, Forsyth, Moweaqua, Harristown, Long Creek, Blue Mound, Macon, Stonington, Illiopolis, Niantic, Mechanicsburg, Mount Auburn, Buffalo, Boody, Willeys, Elwin, Decatur Airport and Hervey City. This includes Interstate 72 between mile markers 114 and 143.
* 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. Intense thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and widespread significant wind damage. Although a tornado is not immediately likely, it is best to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. These storms may cause serious injury and significant property damage.
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