Severe Thunderstorm Warning Illinois | Effective 03/26/2026 15:43

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 26 at 5:43PM CDT until March 26 at 6:15PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
March 26, 2026 - 3:43pm
Expires: 
March 26, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description: 
At 543 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Rantoul, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. This severe storm will be near... Gifford around 550 PM CDT. Potomac around 600 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Armstrong, Collison, Penfield, Alvin, Dewey, Ludlow, Flatville, Bismarck, and Henning. This includes Interstate 57 between mile markers 245 and 257.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Champaign, IL; Vermilion, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov