Full Notification

SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Coles County in east central Illinois... Southeastern Shelby County in central Illinois... Northwestern Richland County in southeastern Illinois... Cumberland County in east central Illinois...

* Until 800 PM CDT.

* At 715 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Neoga to 6 miles northwest of Louisville, moving northeast at 60 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Mattoon and Neoga around 720 PM CDT. Lerna and Janesville around 725 PM CDT. Charleston, Toledo, and Jewett around 730 PM CDT. Greenup around 735 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Ashmore, Rardin and Oakland. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 169 and 192. Interstate 70 between mile markers 106 and 126.

* AFFECTED AREAS: COLES, IL ... CUMBERLAND, IL ... RICHLAND, IL ... SHELBY, IL

Instructions:

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south central, central and east central Illinois.