Illinois Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/04/2026 19:08

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 4 at 9:08PM CDT until May 4 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 4, 2026 - 7:08pm
Expires: 
May 4, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description: 
SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Coles County in east central Illinois... Moultrie County in central Illinois... North central Shelby County in central Illinois... Western Douglas County in east central Illinois... * Until 1000 PM CDT. * At 908 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Findlay, or 11 miles north of Shelbyville, moving east at 55 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. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Bethany around 915 PM CDT. Sullivan around 920 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Arthur and Arcola. This includes Interstate 57 between mile markers 195 and 213.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Coles, IL; Douglas, IL; Moultrie, IL; Shelby, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov