Illinois Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/27/2026 07:16

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 27 at 9:16AM CDT until April 27 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 27, 2026 - 7:16am
Expires: 
April 27, 2026 - 8:00am
Description: 
At 916 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles northeast of Clayton to near Mount Sterling to Naples to 9 miles east of Pleasant Hill to Belleview to near Eolia, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. These severe storms will be near... Meredosia, Bluffs, and Naples around 920 AM CDT. Rushville, Winchester, Chapin, Alsey, and Glasgow around 925 AM CDT. Beardstown and Arenzville around 930 AM CDT. Jacksonville, South Jacksonville, Bluff Springs, and Manchester around 935 AM CDT. Virginia, Murrayville, Woodson, Browning, and Literberry around 940 AM CDT. Alexander, Franklin, and Chandlerville around 950 AM CDT. Ashland around 955 AM CDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Prentice, Camden, Frederick, Huntsville, Merritt, Bluff City, Exeter, Berlin, Concord, and Atterberry. This includes Interstate 72 between mile markers 43 and 89.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Cass, IL; Fulton, IL; Mason, IL; Menard, IL; Morgan, IL; Sangamon, IL; Schuyler, IL; Scott, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov