Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Menard County in central Illinois... Northwestern Logan County in central Illinois... Northeastern Cass County in west central Illinois... Mason County in central Illinois...

* Until 800 PM CDT.

* At 715 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Kilbourne, or 8 miles southeast of Havana, moving southeast at 30 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.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near... Easton around 725 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Petersburg, Greenview, Athens and Middletown. This includes Interstate 155 between mile markers 1 and 10.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CASS, IL ... LOGAN, IL ... MASON, IL ... MENARD, 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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.