Full Notification

SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Menard County in central Illinois... Scott County in west central Illinois... Southwestern Logan County in central Illinois... Western Sangamon County in central Illinois... Southeastern Cass County in west central Illinois... Morgan County in west central Illinois...

* Until 630 AM CDT.

* At 556 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles south of Kilbourne to near Winchester, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Jacksonville, Petersburg, Winchester, South Jacksonville, Ashland, Tallula, Alsey, Glasgow, and Literberry around 600 AM CDT. Pleasant Plains around 605 AM CDT. Athens, Alexander, Murrayville, Woodson, and Manchester around 610 AM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include New Berlin, Franklin and Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport. This includes the following highways... Interstate 55 between mile markers 97 and 116. Interstate 72 between mile markers 43 and 97, and between mile markers 103 and 104.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CASS, IL ... LOGAN, IL ... MENARD, IL ... MORGAN, IL ... SANGAMON, IL ... SCOTT, IL

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in Lincoln. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.