Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Coles County in east central Illinois... Southeastern Moultrie County in central Illinois... Eastern Shelby County in central Illinois... Western Cumberland County in east central Illinois... Effingham County in south central Illinois...

* Until 430 PM CDT.

* At 343 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Shelbyville, moving southeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near... Stewardson and Shumway around 400 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Effingham, Neoga, Teutopolis and Montrose. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 146 and 190. Interstate 70 between mile markers 79 and 107.

* AFFECTED AREAS: COLES, IL ... CUMBERLAND, IL ... EFFINGHAM, IL ... MOULTRIE, IL ... SHELBY, IL

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.