Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:00PM Saturday
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Coles County in east central Illinois... Southeastern Shelby County in central Illinois... Cumberland County in east central Illinois...
* Until 900 PM CDT.
* At 806 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Stewardson, or 9 miles north of Effingham, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Charleston, Mattoon, Toledo, Casey, Neoga, Greenup, Ashmore, Stewardson, Lerna, Janesville, Paradise, Hutton, Strasburg, Sigel, Trowbridge, Etna, Fox Ridge State Park, Union Center, Coles County Airport and Trilla. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 168 and 189. Interstate 70 between mile markers 112 and 126.
* AFFECTED AREAS: COLES, 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
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