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Shelby County Emergency Management Agency
Thursday March 14th, 2024 :: 05:52 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:30PM

SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Coles County in east central Illinois... Southern Moultrie County in central Illinois... Central Shelby County in central Illinois... Northwestern Cumberland County in east central Illinois...

* Until 630 PM CDT.

* At 547 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northwest of Shelbyville, moving east at 55 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.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near... Findlay around 555 PM CDT. Windsor around 600 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Mattoon and Lerna. This includes Interstate 57 between mile markers 174 and 199.

* AFFECTED AREAS: COLES, IL ... CUMBERLAND, IL ... MOULTRIE, IL ... SHELBY, IL

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for central and east central Illinois.

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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