Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)-
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Jasper County in southeastern Illinois... Clay County in south central Illinois... Effingham County in south central Illinois... * Until 800 PM CDT. * At 702 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Shumway to 7 miles east of Salem, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Severe thunderstorms will be near... Effingham, Watson, Edgewood, Xenia, Mason, and Heartville around 710 PM CDT. Teutopolis around 715 PM CDT. Louisville and Montrose around 720 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Flora, Dieterich, Bible Grove, Wheeler, Sailor Springs, Clay City and Bogota. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 142 and 168. Interstate 70 between mile markers 80 and 104. 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 south central, central, southeastern and east central Illinois.
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