Full Notification

SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Fulton County in west central Illinois... Northeastern Cass County in west central Illinois... Schuyler County in west central Illinois... Southwestern Mason County in central Illinois...

* Until 530 PM CDT.

* At 429 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Littleton, or 12 miles northwest of Rushville, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near... Littleton around 435 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Astoria, Bath and Kilbourne. This also includes Anderson Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area, Jim Edgar Panther Creek Fish and Wildlife Area, Weinberg-King State Fish and Wildlife Area, and Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CASS, IL ... FULTON, IL ... MASON, IL ... SCHUYLER, 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 1000 PM CDT for central and west central Illinois.