Severe Thunderstorm Warning Illinois | Effective 03/15/2026 18:45

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 15 at 8:45PM CDT until March 15 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
March 15, 2026 - 6:45pm
Expires: 
March 15, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description: 
SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Lawrence County in southeastern Illinois... Southeastern Crawford County in east central Illinois... * Until 900 PM CDT. * At 844 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Lawrenceville to near St. Francisville, moving northeast at 75 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Severe thunderstorms will be near... Russellville and Lawrenceville Vincennes Airport around 850 PM CDT.
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 southeastern and east central Illinois.
Area Description: 
Crawford, IL; Lawrence, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov