Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 15 at 4:56PM CDT until March 15 at 5:30PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 15, 2026 - 2:56pm
Expires:
March 15, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description:
SVRILX
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Menard County in central Illinois...
Southwestern Logan County in central Illinois...
Northwestern Sangamon County in central Illinois...
* Until 530 PM CDT.
* At 455 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Pleasant
Plains, or 7 miles southwest of Athens, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Athens around 500 PM CDT.
Williamsville around 510 PM CDT.
This includes Interstate 55 between mile markers 103 and 112.
Instruction:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for central
Illinois.
Area Description:
Logan, IL; Menard, IL; Sangamon, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Lincoln IL
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