Browne Hall, IL Weather Warnings

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 17 at 9:28AM CDT until June 17 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL At 927 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Good Hope to near Fandon, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Macomb, Bushnell, Colchester, La Harpe, Blandinsville, Industry, Good Hope, Bardolph, Tennessee, Sciota, Western Illinois University, Adair, Fandon, New Philadelphia, Colmar, Plymouth, Pennington Point, Macomb Municipal Airport, Doddsville, and Scottsburg. This also includes Argyle Lake State Park. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 PM CDT for west central Illinois. A tornado watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Although a tornado is not immediately likely, if one is spotted act quickly and move to a place of safety inside a sturdy structure, such as a basement or small interior room. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

National Weather Service

Flash Flood Warning issued June 17 at 9:08AM CDT until June 17 at 3:15PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL FFWDVN The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... McDonough County in west central Illinois... Southern Warren County in west central Illinois... * Until 315 PM CDT Wednesday. * At 908 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Macomb, Bushnell, Colchester, Blandinsville, Industry, Good Hope, Prairie City, Bardolph, Tennessee, Sciota, Western Illinois University, Fandon, Adair, New Philadelphia, Little Swan Lake, Colmar, Walnut Grove, Plymouth, Macomb Municipal Airport and McDonough County 4-H Grounds. This includes the following State Parks... Argyle Lake State Park. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

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