Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Logan County in central Illinois... Southern Tazewell County in central Illinois... Northeastern Mason County in central Illinois...

* Until 815 PM CDT.

* At 722 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Green Valley, or 10 miles north of Mason City, moving east at 25 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... San Jose around 735 PM CDT. Delavan around 740 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Hopedale, Emden, Hartsburg and Armington. This includes the following highways... Interstate 155 between mile markers 6 and 18. Interstate 55 between mile markers 135 and 136.

* AFFECTED AREAS: LOGAN, IL ... MASON, IL ... TAZEWELL, 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.