Alertes en vigueurMount Carroll, IL
Veille de tornade
Bulletin météorologique spécial
At 622 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Winslow to Freeport to Ideal, moving east at 55 mph.
Hazard: 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
Source: Broadcast media. At 613 pm, downed trees reported near Mount Carroll.
Impact: Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include Freeport, Mount Carroll, Lena, Lanark, Milledgeville, Fairhaven, Pearl City, Shannon, Cedarville, Davis, Chadwick, Dakota, German Valley, Winslow, Rock City, Ridott, Argo Fay, Buena Vista, Loran, and Rock Grove.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for northwestern Illinois. 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 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.