Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)-
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Christian County in central Illinois... Western Moultrie County in central Illinois... Shelby County in central Illinois... Southern Macon County in central Illinois... * Until 645 PM CDT. * At 559 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Mount Auburn to near Van Burensburg, moving northeast at 55 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... Pana, Blue Mound, Stonington, and Owaneco around 605 PM CDT. Moweaqua, Assumption, and Macon around 610 PM CDT. Decatur, Mount Zion, Long Creek, Tower Hill, and Herrick around 615 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Dalton City, Shelbyville, Bethany, Findlay and Cowden. 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 1000 PM CDT for central Illinois.
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