Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 21 at 3:38PM CDT until June 21 at 4:45PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 21, 2026 - 1:38pm
Expires:
June 21, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description:
SVRILX
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Coles County in east central Illinois...
Northern Jasper County in southeastern Illinois...
Southeastern Shelby County in central Illinois...
Cumberland County in east central Illinois...
Northeastern Effingham County in south central Illinois...
* Until 445 PM CDT.
* At 338 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Neoga to Teutopolis, moving northeast at 40
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
Mattoon, Neoga, Lerna, and Montrose around 345 PM CDT.
Toledo and Janesville around 350 PM CDT.
Charleston and Jewett around 355 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Greenup, Ashmore and Casey.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 57 between mile markers 164 and 192.
Interstate 70 between mile markers 97 and 127.
This also includes Fox Ridge State Park.
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, southeastern and east central Illinois.
Area Description:
Coles, IL; Cumberland, IL; Effingham, IL; Jasper, IL; Shelby, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Lincoln IL
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