The storm at about 11:20 a.m.
SO. ILL. - Travelers through Marion, Clay, Wayne and Richland counties - and likely several more as it moves through - suffered in the wake of the wind and rain from what's left of hurricane-wannabe Alberto.
Disclosure staff, leaving Richland County at about 11 a.m., were forced to pull off the highway at Noble and take shelter, as winds from the subtropical storm were making travel on U.S. 50 hazardous, and rain was coming down in sheets.
At 11:15 in Olney, a reader reported that the large tree in her front yard on Laurel Street narrowly missed crushing both her car and her house.
Tree down on Laurel
If the vehicle had been parked on the other side of the tree, she'd have had a permanent convertible.
In Noble, high winds and sheets of rain drove travelers off the road to take shelter at various locations around town including a couple of churches. Trees were being pushed to the point of breaking as of about 11:20, but by 11:30 they seemed to be holding.
The storms spawned by Alberto have been brief but brutal. Around here, we're fortunate that the majority of it was short-lived here. Feel free to post any pics of damage or storm effects you might have, here or at any of our social networking pages; tell us what it's done where YOU live or work.