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Shelby County Emergency Management Agency
Thursday August 26th, 2021 :: 03:36 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:00PM

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Shelby County in central Illinois...

* Until 400 PM CDT.

* At 335 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Shelbyville, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near... Cowden around 350 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Stewardson.

* AFFECTED AREAS: 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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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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