< Severe Thunderstorm Warning 03/03/2026 15:48 Illinois

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 03/03/2026 15:48 Illinois

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 3 at 5:48PM CST until March 3 at 6:15PM CST by NWS Lincoln IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
March 3, 2026 - 3:48pm
Expires: 
March 3, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description: 
At 547 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hammond, or 13 miles east of Decatur, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. This severe storm will be near... Atwood and Hammond around 555 PM CST. Arthur around 600 PM CST. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Elwin, Hervey City, Cadwell, La Place, and Lake City.
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