Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 17 at 7:08PM CDT until June 17 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 17, 2026 - 5:08pm
Expires:
June 17, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description:
SVRILX
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northern Moultrie County in central Illinois...
Southern Piatt County in central Illinois...
Southern Macon County in central Illinois...
* Until 800 PM CDT.
* At 708 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Harristown,
or near Decatur, 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.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Decatur, Mount Zion, Long Creek, and Decatur Airport around 715 PM
CDT.
Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Lovington, Hammond, Arthur and Atwood.
This includes Interstate 72 between mile markers 129 and 135.
This also includes Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park & Memorial and
Spitler Woods State Natural Area.
Instruction:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for central and
east central Illinois.
Area Description:
Macon, IL; Moultrie, IL; Piatt, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov