Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:30PM Friday
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Coles County in east central Illinois... Edgar County in east central Illinois... Western Jasper County in southeastern Illinois... Northwestern Clark County in east central Illinois... Southeastern Shelby County in central Illinois... Cumberland County in east central Illinois... Clay County in south central Illinois... Effingham County in south central Illinois... Eastern Douglas County in east central Illinois...
* Until 930 PM CDT.
* At 855 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Camargo to near Stephen Forbes Station, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Camargo and Hindsboro around 900 PM CDT. Oakland and Newman around 905 PM CDT. Flora, Louisville and Brocton around 910 PM CDT. Hume and Bible Grove around 915 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Clay City, Sailor Springs, Ingraham, Paris and Chrisman. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 142 and 206. Interstate 70 between mile markers 87 and 133.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CLARK, IL ... CLAY, IL ... COLES, IL ... CUMBERLAND, IL ... DOUGLAS, IL ... EDGAR, IL ... EFFINGHAM, IL ... JASPER, IL ... SHELBY, IL
Instructions:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for south central, central, southeastern and east central Illinois. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for south central, central, southeastern and east central Illinois.
Address/Location
Edgar County ESDA, IL
1023 N High St
Paris, IL 61944
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 217-466-3180
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