< Illinois Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 06/08/2026 18:32

Illinois Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 06/08/2026 18:32

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 8 at 8:32PM CDT until June 8 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 8, 2026 - 6:32pm
Expires: 
June 8, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description: 
SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Christian County in central Illinois... East central Sangamon County in central Illinois... * Until 900 PM CDT. * At 831 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Rochester, or 7 miles east of Springfield, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern Christian and east central Sangamon Counties.
Instruction: 
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Christian, IL; Sangamon, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov