Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Coles County in east central Illinois... Moultrie County in central Illinois... Northern Shelby County in central Illinois... Southern Douglas County in east central Illinois...

* Until 900 PM CDT.

* At 828 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Atwood to near Arthur to near Bethany, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Arthur around 835 PM CDT. Humboldt around 845 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Mattoon, Cooks Mill, Charleston, Oakland and Rardin. This includes Interstate 57 between mile markers 188 and 201.

* AFFECTED AREAS: COLES, IL ... DOUGLAS, 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 these storms. 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 these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.