Full Notification

SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Logan County in central Illinois... Central Woodford County in central Illinois... Eastern Fulton County in west central Illinois... Tazewell County in central Illinois... West central McLean County in central Illinois... Northeastern Mason County in central Illinois... Southeastern Peoria County in central Illinois...

* Until 945 PM CDT.

* At 909 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Peoria to Tremont to 6 miles northwest of Easton, moving east at 45 mph. Trained spotter estimated 60 mph wind gust on north side of Peoria at 905 pm. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... East Peoria, Morton, Washington, Germantown Hills, Mackinaw, Delavan, Hopedale, Green Valley, and San Jose around 915 PM CDT. Metamora, Minier, Goodfield, and Deer Creek around 920 PM CDT. Eureka, Danvers, Stanford, Emden, and Congerville around 925 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Carlock, Armington and Hartsburg. This includes the following highways... Interstate 155 between mile markers 5 and 31. Interstate 474 between mile markers 0 and 14. Interstate 74 between mile markers 85 and 121.

* AFFECTED AREAS: FULTON, IL ... LOGAN, IL ... MCLEAN, IL ... MASON, IL ... PEORIA, IL ... TAZEWELL, IL ... WOODFORD, IL

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Damaging wind and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.