Full Notification

SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Coles County in east central Illinois... Edgar County in east central Illinois... Southeastern Moultrie County in central Illinois... Southeastern Shelby County in central Illinois... Cumberland County in east central Illinois... Eastern Douglas County in east central Illinois... Northern Effingham County in south central Illinois...

* Until 845 PM CDT.

* At 738 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Villa Grove to near Findlay to near Ramsey, moving east at 50 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... Arcola, Newman, Windsor, Cowden, Beecher City, Humboldt, Allenville, and Cooks Mill around 745 PM CDT. Mattoon, Stewardson, and Hume around 750 PM CDT. Oakland, Brocton, Shumway, and Rardin around 755 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Neoga, Chrisman, Charleston, Effingham, Lerna, Teutopolis, Ashmore, Janesville, Toledo, Kansas, Montrose, Edgar County Airport, Paris and Jewett. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 154 and 205. Interstate 70 between mile markers 81 and 119.

* AFFECTED AREAS: COLES, IL ... CUMBERLAND, IL ... DOUGLAS, IL ... EDGAR, IL ... EFFINGHAM, IL ... MOULTRIE, 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 south central and southeastern Illinois. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for south central, central, southeastern and east central Illinois.