Strong thunderstorms possible this afternoon
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[June 11, 2012]
The National Weather Service in Lincoln
released the following weather outlook at 11:37 a.m. Monday for the
counties of Christian, DeWitt, Logan, Macon, McLean and Sangamon in
central Illinois.
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Monday afternoon and Monday night
A cold front will bring scattered thunderstorms to the area today
through around sunset. A few thunderstorms could be strong this
afternoon with gusty winds, small hail and brief heavy downpours
possible.
Tuesday through Sunday
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
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Short-term forecast
A short-term forecast was released by the National Weather
Service at 9:11 a.m. Monday for the counties of Knox, Stark, Peoria,
Marshall, Woodford, Fulton, Tazewell, McLean, Schuyler, Mason,
Logan, DeWitt, Piatt, Cass, Menard, Scott, Morgan, Sangamon,
Christian, Macon, Moultrie and Shelby, including the cities of
Galesburg, Peoria, Bloomington, Normal, Havana, Lincoln,
Jacksonville, Springfield, Taylorville, Decatur and Shelbyville.
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An area of showers and a few thunderstorms will spread east from a
Galesburg-to-Taylorville line to a Bloomington-to-Effingham line by
midday. Isolated showers and thunderstorms are also possible ahead
of this area. The best chance of thunderstorms with brief heavy
rains will be southwest of Springfield.
___ For more information and updates:
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ilx/
[Text from National Weather Service,
Lincoln office] |