Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Bond, Northwestern Fayette, and Southeastern Montgomery Counties Until 8:45pm

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for… Bond County in south central Illinois… Northwestern Fayette County in south central Illinois… Southeastern Montgomery County in south central Illinois…* Until 845 PM CDT.

* At 805 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles east of Nokomis to near Coffeen to Reno, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

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

* Severe thunderstorms will be near… Van Burensburg around 815 PM CDT. Woburn around 820 PM CDT. Greenville and Ramsey around 825 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Mulberry Grove, Vandalia and Beaver Creek.

This includes Interstate 70 in Illinois between exits 41 and 63. This also includes Ramsey Lake State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… 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.