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Shelby County Emergency Management Agency
Thursday April 20th, 2023 :: 06:36 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:15PM Thursday

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Christian County in central Illinois... Northern Moultrie County in central Illinois... Northwestern Shelby County in central Illinois... Southern Piatt County in central Illinois... Southern Macon County in central Illinois...

* Until 715 PM CDT.

* At 635 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Macon to near Stonington, moving northeast at 55 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.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Harristown around 640 PM CDT. Decatur and Mount Zion around 645 PM CDT. Macon around 650 PM CDT. Oreana around 655 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Long Creek, Dalton City, Monticello, Cerro Gordo and Bement. This includes Interstate 72 between mile markers 144 and 150.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHRISTIAN, IL ... MACON, IL ... MOULTRIE, IL ... PIATT, IL ... SHELBY, IL

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Address/Location
Shelby County Emergency Management Agency
315 East Main Street
Shelbyville, IL 62565

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 217-774-1499

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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

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