Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued For Clay, Lawrence, & Richland Counties

Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- 

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Lawrence County in southeastern Illinois...
  Richland County in southeastern Illinois...
  Southeastern Clay County in south central Illinois...

* Until 600 PM CST.

* At 517 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Bogota to 6 miles north of Cisne, moving east
  at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Olney, Noble, and Olney Noble Airport around 525 PM CST.

Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Parkersburg and Chauncey.

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 south central,
southeastern and east central Illinois.