Illinois Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/16/2026 02:43

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 4:43AM CDT until May 16 at 5:30AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 16, 2026 - 2:43am
Expires: 
May 16, 2026 - 3:30am
Description: 
SVRDVN The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Henry County in northwestern Illinois... Southwestern Bureau County in north central Illinois... * Until 530 AM CDT. * At 443 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Johnson-Sauk Trail State Park to La Fayette, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Kewanee, Princeton, Galva, Wyanet, Sheffield, Tiskilwa, Buda, Neponset, Mineral, Milo, Providence, German Corner, Kewanee Municipal Airport, Johnson-Sauk Trail State Park, Lone Tree Corners, and Bureau County Fairgrounds. This also includes Johnson-Sauk Trail State Recreation Area and Mautino State Fish & Wildlife Area.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building.
Area Description: 
Bureau, IL; Henry, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov