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Shelby County Emergency Management Agency
Thursday May 27th, 2021 :: 01:05 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 02:00PM

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Logan County in central Illinois... Christian County in central Illinois... Northeastern Sangamon County in central Illinois... Northwestern Shelby County in central Illinois... Southwestern De Witt County in central Illinois... Macon County in central Illinois...

* Until 200 PM CDT.

* At 103 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Cornland to near Edinburg to near Nokomis, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Mount Auburn around 110 PM CDT. Mount Pulaski and Stonington around 115 PM CDT. Blue Mound, Latham and Chestnut around 120 PM CDT. Pana and Moweaqua around 125 PM CDT. Warrensburg, Macon and Kenney around 130 PM CDT. Mount Zion and Tower Hill around 135 PM CDT. Forsyth, Maroa and Long Creek around 140 PM CDT. Shelbyville, Oreana and Westervelt around 145 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Boody, Willeys, Weldon Springs State Park, Sharpsburg, Rowell, Elwin, Decatur Airport, Roby, Hervey City and Vanderville. This includes Interstate 72 between mile markers 113 and 146.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHRISTIAN, IL ... DE WITT, IL ... LOGAN, IL ... MACON, IL ... SANGAMON, 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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