Illinois Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/03/2026 15:21

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 3 at 5:21PM CDT until July 3 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 3, 2026 - 3:21pm
Expires: 
July 3, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description: 
SVRDVN The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... North central Bureau County in north central Illinois... * Until 600 PM CDT. * At 521 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Kasbeer, or near Princeton, moving north at 20 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. * Locations impacted include... Princeton, Walnut, Ohio, Dover, Kasbeer, Van Orin, and Bureau County Fairgrounds. This includes Interstate 80 in Illinois between mile markers 48 and 60.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Bureau, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Quad Cities IA IL