Full Notification

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Clinton County in south central Illinois... Eastern Bond County in south central Illinois... Marion County in south central Illinois... Fayette County in south central Illinois... Northeastern Washington County in south central Illinois...

* Until 345 PM CST.

* At 250 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Reno to near Beaver Creek to Beckemeyer, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* These severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Clinton, eastern Bond, Marion, Fayette and northeastern Washington Counties, including the following locations... Alma, Loogootee, Huey, Pittsburg, Covington, Selmaville, Dudleyville, St. Peter, Brubaker and Hagerstown. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Illinois between exits 41 and 76. Interstate 57 in Illinois between exits 116 and 135. This also includes Carlyle Lake Recreational Area.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BOND, IL ... CLINTON, IL ... FAYETTE, IL ... MARION, IL ... WASHINGTON, IL

Instructions:

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CST for south central Illinois. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Intense thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and widespread significant wind damage. Although a tornado is not immediately likely, it is best to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. These storms may cause serious injury and significant property damage. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CST for south central Illinois.