Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 21 at 2:52PM CDT until June 21 at 4:15PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 21, 2026 - 12:52pm
Expires:
June 21, 2026 - 2:15pm
Description:
SVRILX
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Shelby County in central Illinois...
Northwestern Effingham County in south central Illinois...
* Until 415 PM CDT.
* At 251 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Wrights
Corner, or 14 miles northeast of Vandalia, moving northeast at 30
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Cowden and Beecher City around 300 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Stewardson.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 57 between mile markers 153 and 172.
Interstate 70 between mile markers 79 and 99.
This also includes Hidden Springs State Forest.
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 900 PM CDT for south central,
central and east central Illinois.
Area Description:
Effingham, IL; Shelby, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Lincoln IL
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