Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 15 at 6:00PM CDT until March 15 at 6:45PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 15, 2026 - 4:00pm
Expires:
March 15, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description:
SVRILX
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Christian County in central Illinois...
Western Moultrie County in central Illinois...
Shelby County in central Illinois...
Southern Macon County in central Illinois...
* Until 645 PM CDT.
* At 559 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Mount Auburn to near Van Burensburg, moving
northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
Pana, Blue Mound, Stonington, and Owaneco around 605 PM CDT.
Moweaqua, Assumption, and Macon around 610 PM CDT.
Decatur, Mount Zion, Long Creek, Tower Hill, and Herrick around
615 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Dalton City, Shelbyville, Bethany, Findlay and Cowden.
Instruction:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for central
Illinois.
Area Description:
Christian, IL; Macon, IL; Moultrie, IL; Shelby, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov