Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 20 at 8:54PM CDT until July 20 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 20, 2026 - 6:54pm
Expires:
July 20, 2026 - 7:15pm
Description:
At 854 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Pennington Point to near Huntsville to Woodville,
moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Augusta, Bowen, Industry, West Point, Adair, Plymouth, Denver,
Pennington Point, Doddsville, Hancock County Fairgrounds, and
Stillwell.
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 these storms.
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 these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Hancock, IL; McDonough, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Sender: