Illinois Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/17/2026 20:15

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 10:15PM CDT until April 17 at 10:45PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 17, 2026 - 8:15pm
Expires: 
April 17, 2026 - 8:45pm
Description: 
SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Champaign County in east central Illinois... * Until 1045 PM CDT. * At 1015 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles north of Gifford to near St. Joseph, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Severe thunderstorms will be near... St. Joseph and Ogden around 1020 PM CDT. This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 184 and 196.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for east central Illinois.
Area Description: 
Champaign, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov