Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 17 at 4:57PM CDT until June 17 at 5:30PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 17, 2026 - 2:57pm
Expires:
June 17, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description:
At 457 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Astoria, or 14
miles southwest of Havana, moving east at 50 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 storm will be near...
Bath around 505 PM CDT.
Kilbourne around 510 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Camden,
Frederick, Huntsville, Bluff City, Weinberg King State Park,
Snicarte, and Ray.
This also includes Anderson Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area, Jim
Edgar Panther Creek Fish and Wildlife Area, Weinberg-King State Fish
and Wildlife Area, and Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for central and
west central Illinois.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Cass, IL; Fulton, IL; Mason, IL; Schuyler, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender: