Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Bureau, IL; Henry, IL; Whiteside, IL
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What is happening
At 758 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Morrison to near Manlius to Sheffield, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Sterling, Kewanee, Rock Falls, Princeton,...
What the bulletin says to do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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At 758 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Morrison to near Manlius to Sheffield, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Sterling, Kewanee, Rock Falls, Princeton, Morrison, Fulton, Prophetstown, Erie, Walnut, Garden Plain, Wyanet, Atkinson, Sheffield, Albany, Annawan, Tampico, Lyndon, Buda, Hooppole, and Coleta. This also includes Big Bend Fish and Wildlife Area, Hennepin Canal State Trail, Johnson-Sauk Trail State Recreation Area, Morrison-Rockwood State Park, Prophetstown State Park, and Mautino State Fish & Wildlife Area. This includes the following highways... Interstate 80 in Illinois between mile markers 26 and 58. Interstate 88 between mile markers 14 and 44.
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 12 at 7:58AM CDT until August 12 at 8:15AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 12 at 7:22AM CDT until August 12 at 8:15AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Quad Cities IA IL. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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