Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 11:00PM Tuesday
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Coles County in east central Illinois... Douglas County in east central Illinois...
* Until 1100 PM CDT.
* At 1011 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Arcola, or 7 miles south of Tuscola, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Camargo, Hindsboro, Oakland and Newman. This includes Interstate 57 between mile markers 193 and 211.
* AFFECTED AREAS: COLES, IL ... DOUGLAS, 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.
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