Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Fulton County in west central Illinois... Northeastern Schuyler County in west central Illinois... Central Mason County in central Illinois...

* Until 400 AM CDT.

* At 305 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Vermont, or 8 miles northeast of Rushville, 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.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near... Vermont around 310 AM CDT. Astoria around 315 AM CDT. Ipava around 320 AM CDT. Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Bath, Lewistown and Havana.

* AFFECTED AREAS: FULTON, IL ... MASON, IL ... SCHUYLER, 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.