Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 17 at 6:51PM CDT until June 17 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 17, 2026 - 4:51pm
Expires:
June 17, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description:
At 651 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Chatham to Murrayville, moving east at 45 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.
These severe storms will be near...
Springfield, Chatham, Auburn, Pawnee, Waverly, Loami, and Franklin
around 655 PM CDT.
Divernon around 725 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Nortonville, Curran, Glenarm, Berlin, Thayer, Southern View, Lowder,
Jerome, and Leland Grove.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 55 between mile markers 77 and 96.
Interstate 72 between mile markers 69 and 102.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for central and
west central Illinois.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Morgan, IL; Sangamon, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov