Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 27 at 6:15PM CDT until April 27 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 27, 2026 - 4:15pm
Expires:
April 27, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description:
SVRILX
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Piatt County in central Illinois...
Southwestern Champaign County in east central Illinois...
East central Macon County in central Illinois...
* Until 700 PM CDT.
* At 615 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Decatur
Airport, or 7 miles east of Decatur, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Cerro Gordo around 620 PM CDT.
Monticello around 630 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include White
Heath, Seymour, Mahomet, Bondville and Lake Of The Woods.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 57 between mile markers 220 and 238.
Interstate 72 between mile markers 157 and 182.
Interstate 74 between mile markers 164 and 180.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for central and
east central Illinois.
Area Description:
Champaign, IL; Macon, IL; Piatt, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Lincoln IL
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