Full Notification

SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Logan County in central Illinois... Northern Piatt County in central Illinois... De Witt County in central Illinois... Southeastern McLean County in central Illinois... Northern Macon County in central Illinois...

* Until 715 PM CDT.

* At 628 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Waynesville to near Illiopolis, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Clinton, Heyworth, Warrensburg, Wapella, Latham, and Kenney around 635 PM CDT. Forsyth, Maroa, and Downs around 640 PM CDT. Le Roy around 645 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Argenta, Weldon, Farmer City, Saybrook, De Land, Cisco and Mansfield. This includes the following highways... Interstate 72 between mile markers 151 and 158. Interstate 74 between mile markers 143 and 166.

* AFFECTED AREAS: DE WITT, IL ... LOGAN, IL ... MCLEAN, IL ... MACON, IL ... PIATT, 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 900 PM CDT for central and east central Illinois.