Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:15PM
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Coles County in east central Illinois... Christian County in central Illinois... Moultrie County in central Illinois... Shelby County in central Illinois... Southeastern Piatt County in central Illinois... South central Champaign County in east central Illinois... Douglas County in east central Illinois... Northwestern Effingham County in south central Illinois... Southeastern Macon County in central Illinois...
* Until 515 PM CDT.
* At 429 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Allerton to near Assumption, moving east at 70 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include... Charleston, Mattoon, Taylorville, Shelbyville, Tuscola, Sullivan, Pana, Arcola, Villa Grove, Arthur, Moweaqua, Kincaid, Bethany, Atwood, Assumption, Macon, Lovington, Morrisonville, Stonington and Oakland. This includes Interstate 57 between mile markers 182 and 219.
* AFFECTED AREAS: MOULTRIE, IL ... COLES, IL ... PIATT, IL ... SHELBY, IL ... DOUGLAS, IL ... CHAMPAIGN, IL ... CHRISTIAN, IL ... EFFINGHAM, 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