Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 01:45PM 
SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Coles County in east central Illinois... Crawford County in east central Illinois... Southern Edgar County in east central Illinois... Jasper County in southeastern Illinois... Clark County in east central Illinois... Eastern Cumberland County in east central Illinois...
* Until 145 PM CDT.
* At 1244 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles south of Paris to 6 miles northeast of Martinsville to near Westfield to near Hidalgo to near Wheeler, moving east at 35 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... Marshall, Newton, Casey, Martinsville, Vermilion, and Hidalgo around 1250 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Willow Hill and Oblong. This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 106 and 154.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CLARK, IL ... COLES, IL ... CRAWFORD, IL ... CUMBERLAND, IL ... EDGAR, IL ... JASPER, IL
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Address/Location
Edgar County ESDA, IL
1023 N High St
Paris, IL 61944
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 217-466-3180
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
