Full Notification

SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Coles County in east central Illinois... Northeastern Christian County in central Illinois... Moultrie County in central Illinois... Northwestern Shelby County in central Illinois... Piatt County in central Illinois... Eastern De Witt County in central Illinois... Southeastern McLean County in central Illinois... Champaign County in east central Illinois... Douglas County in east central Illinois... Macon County in central Illinois...

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 652 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles northeast of Le Roy to near Oreana to near Taylorville, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Decatur, Mount Zion, Farmer City, Moweaqua, Cerro Gordo, Long Creek, Macon, Saybrook, De Land, and Weldon around 655 PM CDT. Monticello, Bement, Assumption, Mansfield, and Dalton City around 700 PM CDT. Mahomet, Fisher, Seymour, and White Heath around 705 PM CDT. Bethany, Lovington, Hammond, Bondville, Ivesdale, and Lake Of The Woods around 710 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Champaign, Atwood, Sadorus, Willard Airport, Urbana, Rantoul, Sullivan, Savoy, Tolono, Arthur, Thomasboro, Pesotum, Tuscola, Philo, St. Joseph, Villa Grove, Sidney, Gifford and Allenville. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 193 and 257. Interstate 72 between mile markers 132 and 182. Interstate 74 between mile markers 150 and 197.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHAMPAIGN, IL ... CHRISTIAN, IL ... COLES, IL ... DE WITT, IL ... DOUGLAS, IL ... MCLEAN, IL ... MACON, IL ... MOULTRIE, IL ... PIATT, 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 900 PM CDT for central and east central Illinois.