Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 9:27PM CDT until April 17 at 10:15PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 17, 2026 - 7:27pm
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 8:15pm
Description:
SVRILX
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Piatt County in central Illinois...
Eastern Macon County in central Illinois...
* Until 1015 PM CDT.
* At 927 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Cisco to near Edinburg, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
Decatur, Blue Mound, Argenta, Oreana, and Cisco around 930 PM CDT.
Monticello, Mount Zion, Long Creek, Macon, and Decatur Airport
around 935 PM CDT.
Cerro Gordo around 940 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Bement.
This includes Interstate 72 between mile markers 144 and 165.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central and
east central Illinois.
Area Description:
Macon, IL; Piatt, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender: