Full Notification

SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Menard County in central Illinois... Logan County in central Illinois... Eastern Woodford County in central Illinois... De Witt County in central Illinois... Eastern Tazewell County in central Illinois... McLean County in central Illinois... Southeastern Mason County in central Illinois...

* Until 500 PM CST.

* At 413 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Secor to near Hartsburg to near Middletown, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Lincoln, El Paso, Atlanta, Danvers, Stanford, Carlock, Congerville, Secor, and Armington around 420 PM CST. Normal and McLean around 425 PM CST. Bloomington, Hudson, and Gridley around 430 PM CST. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Towanda, Waynesville, Lexington, Chenoa, Downs and Heyworth. This includes the following highways... Interstate 155 between mile markers 0 and 28. Interstate 39 between mile markers 0 and 23. Interstate 55 between mile markers 114 and 186. Interstate 74 between mile markers 103 and 151.

* AFFECTED AREAS: DE WITT, IL ... LOGAN, IL ... MCLEAN, IL ... MASON, IL ... MENARD, IL ... TAZEWELL, IL ... WOODFORD, IL

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, 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.