Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 15 at 4:36PM CDT until March 15 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 15, 2026 - 2:36pm
Expires:
March 15, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description:
At 435 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Franklin, or 8
miles southeast of Jacksonville, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
This severe storm will be near...
Alexander and Franklin around 440 PM CDT.
New Berlin around 445 PM CDT.
Springfield around 455 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include
Salisbury, Nortonville, Lynnville, Curran, Berlin, Thayer, and
Lowder.
This includes Interstate 72 between mile markers 58 and 94.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for central and
west central Illinois.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Morgan, IL; Sangamon, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov