Full Notification

SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Logan County in central Illinois... Northern Christian County in central Illinois... Northeastern Sangamon County in central Illinois... Moultrie County in central Illinois... Northern Shelby County in central Illinois... Southern Piatt County in central Illinois... Northwestern Cumberland County in east central Illinois... Macon County in central Illinois...

* Until 1230 AM CDT.

* At 1130 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Mount Pulaski to Edinburg, moving east at 50 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... Warrensburg, Stonington, Illiopolis, Niantic, Mount Auburn, and Latham around 1135 PM CDT. Decatur, Forsyth, Harristown, and Blue Mound around 1140 PM CDT. Moweaqua and Macon around 1145 PM CDT. Mount Zion, Long Creek, Oreana, and Decatur Airport around 1150 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Cerro Gordo, Dalton City, Bement, Bethany, Lovington, Findlay, Sullivan, Hammond, Arthur, Atwood and Allenville. This includes the following highways... Interstate 55 between mile markers 112 and 115. Interstate 72 between mile markers 109 and 164.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHRISTIAN, IL ... CUMBERLAND, IL ... LOGAN, IL ... MACON, IL ... MOULTRIE, IL ... PIATT, IL ... SANGAMON, 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.