Severe Thunderstorm Warning For Shelby & Christian Counties

Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- 

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Christian County in central Illinois...
  Shelby County in central Illinois...

* Until 830 PM CST.

* At 741 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Nokomis,
  moving northeast at 75 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Pana and Tower Hill around 750 PM CST.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Findlay.

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.