Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 27 at 11:55AM CDT until April 27 at 12:30PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 27, 2026 - 9:55am
Expires:
April 27, 2026 - 10:30am
Description:
At 1154 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles south of Piper City to near Buckley to near
Gifford to Allerton to near Newman, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
These severe storms will be near...
Oakwood, Potomac, Fairmount, Rankin, Fithian, and Allerton around
1200 PM CDT.
Hoopeston, Catlin, and Rossville around 1205 PM CDT.
Danville, Georgetown, Westville, Tilton, and Vermilion Regional
Airport around 1210 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Collison, Longview, Dewey, Ludlow, Flatville, Cropsey, Foosland,
Royal, Muncie, and Armstrong.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 57 between mile markers 215 and 257.
Interstate 72 between mile markers 181 and 182.
Interstate 74 between mile markers 175 and 220.
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:
Champaign, IL; Douglas, IL; McLean, IL; Moultrie, IL; Piatt, IL; Vermilion, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov