Severe Thunderstorm warning For Cumberland, Clark, & Edgar Counties

Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- 

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  South central Edgar County in east central Illinois...
  Clark County in east central Illinois...
  Southeastern Cumberland County in east central Illinois...

* Until 545 PM CST.

* At 500 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 6 miles northwest of Marshall to near Hidalgo,
  moving east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Marshall and Martinsville around 505 PM CST.

This includes Interstate 70 near mile marker 120, and between mile
markers 122 and 154.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 800 PM CST for southeastern
and east central Illinois.