Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 4 at 9:12PM CDT until May 4 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 4, 2026 - 7:12pm
Expires:
May 4, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description:
SVRILX
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
North central Christian County in central Illinois...
East central Sangamon County in central Illinois...
Southern Piatt County in central Illinois...
Central Macon County in central Illinois...
* Until 1000 PM CDT.
* At 912 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Niantic, or
12 miles west of Decatur, moving east at 60 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...
Decatur and Harristown around 920 PM CDT.
Mount Zion, Long Creek, and Decatur Airport around 925 PM CDT.
Cerro Gordo around 930 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Bement.
This includes Interstate 72 between mile markers 119 and 150.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Christian, IL; Macon, IL; Piatt, IL; Sangamon, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov