UPDATE: The Tornado Watch for the entire listening area has been extended to 4:00am.
UPDATE: The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a Tornado Warning for Southeastern Clay, and Richland Counties until 9:15pm. Locations impacted include Olney, Calhoun, and Claremont. Hazards include a tornado and quarter size hail.
UPDATE: The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Jasper, Clay, and Richland Counties until 8:45pm. Locations impacted include Olney, Flora, Newton, Louisville, Clay City, Noble, Xenia, Bible Grove, Ste Marie, Willow Hill, Claremont, Calhoun, Iola, Sailor Springs, Ingraham, Bogota, and West Liberty. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
UPDATE: The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Coles, Douglas, and Moultrie Counties until 7:45pm. Locations impacted include Mattoon, Sullivan, Arcola, Humboldt, Allenville, Cooks Mill, Coles, Fairgrange, and Bushton. Hazards include half-dollar size hail.
UPDATE: The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Shelby County until 7:15pm. Locations impacted include Shelbyville, Windsor, Cowden, Tower Hill, Strasburg, Herrick, Clarksburg, Oconee, Trowbridge, and Mode. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
UPDATE: The National Weather Service in St. Louis has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Northern Fayette County until 6:45pm. Locations impacted include Ramsey, Wrights Corner, Herrick, Bingham, and Bayle City. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
UPDATE: The entire listening area is under a tornado watch until 10 PM.
Severe thunderstorms continue to be threat this afternoon and tonight in the listening area. Expected hazards include hail (possibly larger than quarters), wind gusts higher than 70 MPH, and tornadoes.