< Severe Thunderstorm Warning 03/03/2026 15:34 Illinois

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 03/03/2026 15:34 Illinois

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 3 at 5:34PM CST until March 3 at 6:15PM CST by NWS Lincoln IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
March 3, 2026 - 3:34pm
Expires: 
March 3, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description: 
SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Moultrie County in central Illinois... Southern Piatt County in central Illinois... Western Douglas County in east central Illinois... Southeastern Macon County in central Illinois... * Until 615 PM CST. * At 534 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Mount Zion, or near Decatur, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Mount Zion, Long Creek, and Decatur Airport around 540 PM CST. Hammond around 550 PM CST. Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Arthur and Atwood.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Douglas, IL; Macon, IL; Moultrie, IL; Piatt, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov