Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
252 WUUS53 KILX 270043 SVRILX ILC049-270130- /O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0109.240527T0043Z-240527T0130Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Lincoln IL 743 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024 The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Effingham County in south central Illinois... * Until 830 PM CDT. * At 743 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Stewardson to Watson to near Louisville, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Severe thunderstorms will be near... Effingham, Teutopolis, and Dieterich around 750 PM CDT. Montrose around 755 PM CDT. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 143 and 168. Interstate 70 between mile markers 79 and 104. 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 100 AM CDT for south central and southeastern Illinois. && LAT...LON 3891 8880 3896 8881 3921 8880 3922 8876 3922 8847 3917 8847 3917 8836 3891 8836 TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 231DEG 50KT 3924 8869 3900 8856 3881 8855 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ MJA