Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 4 at 7:19PM CDT until May 4 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 4, 2026 - 5:19pm
Expires:
May 4, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description:
SVRILX
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Fulton County in west central Illinois...
Knox County in west central Illinois...
* Until 800 PM CDT.
* At 719 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Rio to 6 miles west of Galesburg to Kirkwood,
moving east at 35 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.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
Galesburg, Wataga, Oneida, and Henderson around 725 PM CDT.
Knoxville around 730 PM CDT.
Victoria around 735 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Abingdon.
This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 34 and 65.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Fulton, IL; Knox, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov