Illinois Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/16/2026 13:45

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 3:45PM CDT until May 16 at 4:15PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 16, 2026 - 1:45pm
Expires: 
May 16, 2026 - 2:15pm
Description: 
SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Lawrence County in southeastern Illinois... Southeastern Crawford County in east central Illinois... * Until 415 PM CDT. * At 344 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lawrenceville Vincennes Airport, or near Lawrenceville, moving northeast at 10 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... Russellville around 350 PM CDT.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Area Description: 
Crawford, IL; Lawrence, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov