Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 6 at 4:43PM CST until March 6 at 5:00PM CST by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 6, 2026 - 2:43pm
Expires:
March 6, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description:
At 442 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Gridley to near Bloomington to near Elkhart,
moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
These severe storms will be near...
Lincoln, Heyworth, Lexington, Chenoa, Downs, Waynesville, and
Beason around 450 PM CST.
Mount Pulaski around 455 PM CST.
Le Roy, Colfax, Wapella, and Chestnut around 500 PM CST.
Clinton and Kenney around 505 PM CST.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Lawndale, Weldon Springs State Park, Kappa, Holder, Cooksville,
Moraine View State Park, Panola, Midland City, Arrowsmith, and
Broadwell.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 155 between mile markers 0 and 8.
Interstate 39 between mile markers 0 and 23.
Interstate 55 between mile markers 114 and 186.
Interstate 74 between mile markers 118 and 151.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Area Description:
De Witt, IL; Logan, IL; McLean, IL; Mason, IL; Menard, IL; Tazewell, IL; Woodford, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov