Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 18 at 10:02AM CDT until May 18 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 8:02am
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
220 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS
IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 16 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
SHELBY
IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
CHAMPAIGN CLARK COLES
CUMBERLAND DOUGLAS EDGAR
MOULTRIE PIATT VERMILION
IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS
CLAY CRAWFORD EFFINGHAM
JASPER LAWRENCE RICHLAND
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CHAMPAIGN, CHARLESTON, DANVILLE,
EFFINGHAM, FLORA, GREENUP, LAWRENCEVILLE, MARSHALL, MATTOON,
MONTICELLO, NEWTON, OLNEY, PARIS, ROBINSON, SHELBYVILLE,
SULLIVAN, TUSCOLA, AND URBANA.
Area Description:
Champaign, IL; Clark, IL; Clay, IL; Coles, IL; Crawford, IL; Cumberland, IL; Douglas, IL; Edgar, IL; Effingham, IL; Jasper, IL; Lawrence, IL; Moultrie, IL; Piatt, IL; Richland, IL; Shelby, IL; Vermilion, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov