Illinois Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/27/2026 03:01

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 27 at 5:01AM CDT until July 27 at 5:45AM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 27, 2026 - 3:01am
Expires: 
July 27, 2026 - 3:45am
Description: 
SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Jasper County in southeastern Illinois... North central Clay County in south central Illinois... Eastern Effingham County in south central Illinois... * Until 545 AM CDT. * At 501 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Dieterich, or 10 miles southeast of Effingham, moving south at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Wheeler around 505 AM CDT. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 162 and 164. Interstate 70 between mile markers 96 and 104. This also includes Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Clay, IL; Effingham, IL; Jasper, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Lincoln IL