BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1129 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS... SOUTHWESTERN MACON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS... * UNTIL NOON CST * AT 1126 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR KINCAID...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH. HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY. * THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... STONINGTON AROUND 1135 AM CST. MOUNT AUBURN AND BLUE MOUND AROUND 1140 AM CST. NIANTIC AROUND 1145 AM CST. HARRISTOWN AROUND 1150 AM CST. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BOODY. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 125 AND 135. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
Posted on: Sun, 17 Nov 2013 17:30:15 +0000