Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 11 at 6:53PM CDT until June 11 at 7:15PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 11, 2026 - 4:53pm
Expires:
June 11, 2026 - 5:15pm
Description:
At 653 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Lexington to near Heyworth, moving east at 55
mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
These severe storms will be near...
Le Roy and Colfax around 700 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Ellsworth, Kappa, Holder, Shirley, Cooksville, Moraine View State
Park, Central Illinois Regional Airport, Arrowsmith, and Weston.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 155 between mile markers 11 and 20.
Interstate 39 between mile markers 0 and 15.
Interstate 55 between mile markers 142 and 186.
Interstate 74 between mile markers 111 and 153.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for central
Illinois.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
McLean, IL; Tazewell, IL; Woodford, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov