Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 01:45PM
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Jasper County in southeastern Illinois... Southwestern Shelby County in central Illinois... Western Richland County in southeastern Illinois... Southwestern Cumberland County in east central Illinois... Clay County in south central Illinois... Effingham County in south central Illinois...
* Until 145 PM CDT.
* At 103 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles southwest of Cowden to near Greenville, moving southeast 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... Beecher City around 110 PM CDT. Altamont around 120 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Watson, Edgewood, Iola, Bible Grove, Flora, Louisville, Sailor Springs and Ingraham. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 143 and 167. Interstate 70 between mile markers 79 and 107.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CLAY, IL ... CUMBERLAND, IL ... EFFINGHAM, IL ... JASPER, IL ... RICHLAND, 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
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP SHELBYEMA followed by your message, to 888777
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