Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 10:00PM 
SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Coles County in east central Illinois... Edgar County in east central Illinois... Northern Clark County in east central Illinois... Southeastern Douglas County in east central Illinois...
* Until 1000 PM CDT.
* At 912 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles east of Edgar County Airport to near Paris to near Charleston, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Paris, Kansas, Ashmore, Westfield, and Vermilion around 915 PM CDT. This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 137 and 154. This also includes Fox Ridge State Park and Walnut Point State Park.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CLARK, IL ... COLES, IL ... DOUGLAS, IL ... EDGAR, 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 east central Illinois.
Address/Location
Edgar County ESDA, IL
1023 N High St
Paris, IL 61944
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 217-466-3180
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
