Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued June 8 at 10:26AM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 8, 2026 - 8:26am
Expires:
June 8, 2026 - 9:00am
Description:
At 1026 AM CDT, broadcast media reported a strong thunderstorm over
Williamsville, or 9 miles east of Athens, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Broadcast media.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Springfield, Lincoln, Athens, Sherman, Riverton, Mount Pulaski,
Williamsville, Illiopolis, Greenview, Mechanicsburg, Dawson, Buffalo,
Elkhart, Latham, Middletown, New Holland, Chestnut, Cornland,
Spaulding, and Clear Lake.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 155 between mile markers 0 and 4.
Interstate 55 between mile markers 99 and 131.
Interstate 72 between mile markers 106 and 124.
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
Mason; Logan; De Witt; Menard; Sangamon; Christian; Macon
Forcast Office:
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender: