Severe Thunderstorm Warning For Effingham, Clay, & Jasper Counties

Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- 

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CST
FOR JASPER...CLAY AND SOUTHEASTERN EFFINGHAM COUNTIES...

At 453 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Hidalgo to near Xenia, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

These severe storms will be near...
  Flora, Newton, Hidalgo, Sailor Springs, and Bogota around 500 PM
  CST.
  Clay City around 505 PM CST.

Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Wendelin, Flora Municipal Airport, Sam Parr State Park, Iola,
Ingraham, Hord, and Rose Hill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CST for south central
and southeastern Illinois.

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