Full Notification

SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Logan County in central Illinois... Southeastern Woodford County in central Illinois... De Witt County in central Illinois... McLean County in central Illinois... North central Macon County in central Illinois...

* Until 145 PM CDT.

* At 1249 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Secor to near New Holland, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Hudson, Danvers, Stanford, and Carlock around 1255 PM CDT. Bloomington, Normal, and Lincoln around 100 PM CDT. Lexington, Atlanta, McLean, and Towanda around 105 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Waynesville, Heyworth, Downs, Beason, Colfax, Wapella, Chestnut, Clinton, Le Roy, Kenney and Maroa. This includes the following highways... Interstate 39 between mile markers 0 and 18. Interstate 55 between mile markers 124 and 125, and between mile markers 128 and 187. Interstate 74 between mile markers 118 and 155. This also includes Clinton Lake State Recreation Area, Moraine View State Park, and Weldon Springs State Park.

* AFFECTED AREAS: DE WITT, IL ... LOGAN, IL ... MCLEAN, IL ... MACON, IL ... WOODFORD, IL

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.