Severe Thunderstorm Warning For Fayette & Montgomery Counties

Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- 

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE AND SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES IN SOUTH
CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

At 818 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ramsey, or 12
miles southeast of Nokomis, moving northeast at 60 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Ramsey around 820 PM CST.

This includes the following State Parks...
Ramsey Lake State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds.

Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek shelter
immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built
structure.