Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 3 at 4:40PM CST until March 3 at 5:15PM CST by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 3, 2026 - 2:40pm
Expires:
March 3, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description:
At 439 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Abraham Lincoln
Capital Airport, or 7 miles northwest of Springfield, moving east at
55 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.
This severe storm will be near...
Springfield, Sherman, Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, and
Illinois State Fairgrounds around 445 PM CST.
Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include
Salisbury, Grandview, and Leland Grove.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 55 between mile markers 96 and 104.
Interstate 72 between mile markers 102 and 104.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Sangamon, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov