Full Notification

SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Menard County in central Illinois... Northeastern Scott County in west central Illinois... West central Christian County in central Illinois... Western Fulton County in west central Illinois... Western Sangamon County in central Illinois... Cass County in west central Illinois... Schuyler County in west central Illinois... Southwestern Mason County in central Illinois...

* Until 800 PM CDT.

* At 728 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles east of Augusta to near Beardstown to near Carrollton, moving northeast at 65 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Astoria, Littleton, Arenzville, Browning, and Bluff Springs around 735 PM CDT. Virginia and Vermont around 740 PM CDT. Bath, Chandlerville, and Ipava around 745 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Havana and Lewistown. This includes the following highways... Interstate 55 between mile markers 77 and 94. Interstate 72 between mile markers 55 and 58, and between mile markers 81 and 100.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CASS, IL ... CHRISTIAN, IL ... FULTON, IL ... MASON, IL ... MENARD, IL ... SANGAMON, IL ... SCHUYLER, IL ... SCOTT, IL

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central and west central Illinois.