Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Menard County in central Illinois... Southwestern Fulton County in west central Illinois... Cass County in west central Illinois... Schuyler County in west central Illinois... Southern Mason County in central Illinois...

* Until 115 AM CDT.

* At 1229 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Rushville, moving east southeast at 60 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... Beardstown, Bluff Springs and Browning around 1245 AM CDT. Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Virginia and Chandlerville.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CASS, IL ... FULTON, IL ... MASON, IL ... MENARD, 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.