Illinois Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/27/2026 08:41

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 27 at 10:41AM CDT until April 27 at 11:15AM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 27, 2026 - 8:41am
Expires: 
April 27, 2026 - 9:15am
Description: 
SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Christian County in central Illinois... Southeastern Sangamon County in central Illinois... Southwestern Macon County in central Illinois... * Until 1115 AM CDT. * At 1041 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Mechanicsburg to near White Oak, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Severe thunderstorms will be near... Taylorville, Kincaid, Edinburg, Mount Auburn, and Jeisyville around 1045 AM CDT. Blue Mound and Stonington around 1055 AM CDT. This includes Interstate 72 between mile markers 125 and 127.
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.
Area Description: 
Christian, IL; Macon, IL; Sangamon, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov