Full Notification

SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Coles County in east central Illinois... East central Logan County in central Illinois... Northern Moultrie County in central Illinois... Piatt County in central Illinois... De Witt County in central Illinois... West central Vermilion County in east central Illinois... Eastern McLean County in central Illinois... Champaign County in east central Illinois... Douglas County in east central Illinois... Northern Macon County in central Illinois...

* Until 1030 PM CDT.

* At 911 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Lexington to 6 miles northwest of Heyworth to Lincoln, moving southeast at 60 mph. THESE ARE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS. HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles. Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Lexington, Downs, Chestnut, and Beason around 915 PM CDT. Clinton, Le Roy, Colfax, Wapella, and Kenney around 920 PM CDT. Maroa and Latham around 925 PM CDT. Forsyth, Farmer City, Warrensburg, Saybrook, and Weldon around 930 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Decatur, Argenta, Oreana, De Land, Monticello, Mahomet, Fisher, Long Creek, Mansfield, Cisco, Decatur Airport, White Heath, Mount Zion, Cerro Gordo, Seymour, Lake Of The Woods, Champaign, Rantoul, Bement, Thomasboro, Bondville and Ivesdale. This includes the following highways... Interstate 55 between mile markers 173 and 187. Interstate 57 between mile markers 203 and 257. Interstate 72 between mile markers 137 and 182. Interstate 74 between mile markers 140 and 197.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHAMPAIGN, IL ... COLES, IL ... DE WITT, IL ... DOUGLAS, IL ... LOGAN, IL ... MCLEAN, IL ... MACON, IL ... MOULTRIE, IL ... PIATT, IL ... VERMILION, IL

Instructions:

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for central and east central Illinois.