Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 27 at 12:18PM CDT until April 27 at 12:45PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 27, 2026 - 10:18am
Expires:
April 27, 2026 - 10:45am
Description:
At 1217 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Newman to Oakland to near Rardin to near Janesville to
Teutopolis, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
These severe storms will be near...
Greenup, Toledo, Kansas, Ashmore, Westfield, Hume, Brocton, and
Jewett around 1225 PM CDT.
Casey around 1230 PM CDT.
Paris, Chrisman, and Edgar County Airport around 1235 PM CDT.
Martinsville around 1240 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Murdock, Isabel, Edgar, Trowbridge, Clarksburg, Etna, Indianola,
Walnut Point State Park, Fairgrange, and Mode.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 57 between mile markers 169 and 194.
Interstate 70 between mile markers 109 and 119, and between mile
markers 121 and 135.
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; Clark, IL; Coles, IL; Cumberland, IL; Douglas, IL; Edgar, IL; Moultrie, IL; Shelby, IL; Vermilion, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov