Full Notification

SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Logan County in central Illinois... Northeastern Christian County in central Illinois... Northern Moultrie County in central Illinois... Northwestern Shelby County in central Illinois... Piatt County in central Illinois... De Witt County in central Illinois... Macon County in central Illinois...

* Until 645 PM CDT.

* At 549 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Atlanta to near Latham to near Owaneco, moving northeast at 50 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.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Kenney, Assumption, Moweaqua, Forsyth, Clinton, Warrensburg, Macon, Decatur, Waynesville, and Harristown around 555 PM CDT. Wapella, Mount Zion, and Maroa around 600 PM CDT. Oreana, Decatur Airport, Long Creek, and Argenta around 605 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Bethany, Dalton City, Cerro Gordo, Weldon, Cisco, De Land, Lovington, Farmer City, Monticello, Hammond, Bement, Mansfield and White Heath. This includes the following highways... Interstate 55 between mile markers 139 and 141. Interstate 72 between mile markers 126 and 173. Interstate 74 between mile markers 156 and 168.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHRISTIAN, IL ... DE WITT, IL ... LOGAN, IL ... MACON, IL ... MOULTRIE, IL ... PIATT, 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.