Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued For Clay County

Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- 

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT
FOR CLAY COUNTY...

At 259 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Xenia, or 10
miles west of Flora, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Flora, Louisville, Clay City, Xenia, Bible Grove, Sailor Springs,
Iola, Wendelin, Flora Municipal Airport, Ingraham, and Hord.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.