Illinois Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/27/2026 06:20

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 27 at 8:20AM CDT until April 27 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 27, 2026 - 6:20am
Expires: 
April 27, 2026 - 7:00am
Description: 
SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Sangamon County in central Illinois... Eastern Morgan County in west central Illinois... * Until 900 AM CDT. * At 820 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Palmyra, or 8 miles west of Virden, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar 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... Auburn and Loami around 830 AM CDT. Chatham around 835 AM CDT. Springfield around 840 AM CDT. Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Sherman, Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, Illinois State Fairgrounds and Riverton. This includes the following highways... Interstate 55 between mile markers 78 and 110. Interstate 72 between mile markers 78 and 115.
Instruction: 
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