Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 17 at 9:28AM CDT until June 17 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 17, 2026 - 7:28am
Expires:
June 17, 2026 - 8:00am
Description:
At 927 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Good Hope to near Fandon, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Macomb, Bushnell, Colchester, La Harpe, Blandinsville, Industry, Good
Hope, Bardolph, Tennessee, Sciota, Western Illinois University,
Adair, Fandon, New Philadelphia, Colmar, Plymouth, Pennington Point,
Macomb Municipal Airport, Doddsville, and Scottsburg.
This also includes Argyle Lake State Park.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 PM CDT for west central
Illinois.
A tornado watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can
develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Although a tornado is not
immediately likely, if one is spotted act quickly and move to a place
of safety inside a sturdy structure, such as a basement or small
interior room.
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:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov