If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

At 457 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Sparta, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Sparta, Spencer, Doyle, Virgin Falls State Natural Area, Rock Island State Park, and Fall Creek Falls State Park.