Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 15 at 7:26PM CDT until March 15 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 15, 2026 - 5:26pm
Expires:
March 15, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description:
At 725 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Lerna to near Bible Grove, moving northeast at 60
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...
Charleston, Mattoon, Toledo, Lerna, Jewett, and Janesville around
730 PM CDT.
Greenup and Rardin around 740 PM CDT.
Oakland and Ashmore around 745 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Hazel
Dell, Etna, Woodbury, Coles County Airport, Fairgrange, Trilla, Loxa,
Fox Ridge State Park, Bushton, and Paradise.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 57 between mile markers 173 and 192.
Interstate 70 between mile markers 106 and 126.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south central
and east central Illinois.
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.
Area Description:
Coles, IL; Cumberland, IL; Richland, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov