Severe Thunderstorm Warning
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
1006 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Coles County in east central Illinois...
  Edgar County in east central Illinois...
  Vermilion County in east central Illinois...
  Southeastern Champaign County in east central Illinois...
  Eastern Douglas County in east central Illinois...

* Until 1115 PM CDT.

* At 1006 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from Rankin to near Willard Airport to near Lovington,
  moving southeast at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
           mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Rankin around 1010 PM CDT.
  Homer and Potomac around 1015 PM CDT.
  Rossville, Fithian, Broadlands, and Cooks Mill around 1020 PM CDT.
  Danville, Oakwood, Newman, Fairmount, Humboldt, and Allerton
  around 1025 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Tilton, Catlin, Sidell, Vermilion Regional Airport, Charleston,
Georgetown, Westville, Oakland, Hume, Brocton, Rardin, Chrisman,
Ridge Farm, Ashmore and Kansas.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 57 between mile markers 190 and 202.
 Interstate 74 between mile markers 198 and 220.

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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for east central
Illinois.

&&

LAT...LON 3948 8754 3948 8801 3938 8801 3938 8815
      3956 8847 3965 8847 3965 8831 3982 8806
      4008 8794 4049 8793 4049 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 0306Z 297DEG 43KT 4045 8792 4002 8825 3970 8867

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

$$

NMA