Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 17 at 4:42PM CDT until June 17 at 5:45PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 17, 2026 - 2:42pm
Expires:
June 17, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description:
SVRILX
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Menard County in central Illinois...
Southern Logan County in central Illinois...
North central Christian County in central Illinois...
Northeastern Sangamon County in central Illinois...
* Until 545 PM CDT.
* At 442 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Buffalo, or
16 miles northeast of Springfield, moving east at 65 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Illiopolis around 450 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Fancy
Prairie, Spaulding, and Cantrall.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 55 between mile markers 99 and 114.
Interstate 72 between mile markers 106 and 124.
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:
Christian, IL; Logan, IL; Menard, IL; Sangamon, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender: