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Shelby County Emergency Management Agency
Sunday May 16th, 2021 :: 10:41 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 11:30PM Sunday

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Christian County in central Illinois... Western Shelby County in central Illinois... Northwestern Effingham County in south central Illinois...

* Until 1130 PM CDT.

* At 1040 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Nokomis, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Shelbyville, Pana, Findlay, Cowden, Tower Hill, Beecher City, Shumway, Westervelt, Moccasin, Herrick, Rosamond, Clarksburg, Oconee, Mode and Lake Sara.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHRISTIAN, IL ... EFFINGHAM, 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

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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

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