Full Notification

SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Menard County in central Illinois... Southern Logan County in central Illinois... Northeastern Sangamon County in central Illinois... Southern Piatt County in central Illinois... Southern De Witt County in central Illinois... South central Mason County in central Illinois... Macon County in central Illinois...

* Until 1230 PM CDT.

* At 1201 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Petersburg to near Latham to near De Land, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. At 11:50 AM, a trained spotter reported 60 mph winds in Chestnut. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Decatur, Petersburg, Forsyth, Williamsville, Warrensburg, Argenta, Oreana, Greenview, Niantic, and Elkhart around 1205 PM CDT. Athens, Harristown, and Illiopolis around 1210 PM CDT. This includes the following highways... Interstate 55 between mile markers 103 and 122. Interstate 72 between mile markers 122 and 163.

* AFFECTED AREAS: DE WITT, IL ... LOGAN, IL ... MACON, IL ... MASON, IL ... MENARD, IL ... PIATT, IL ... SANGAMON, IL

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.