Severe Thunderstorm Warning Illinois | Effective 03/26/2026 19:18

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 26 at 9:18PM CDT until March 26 at 10:15PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
March 26, 2026 - 7:18pm
Expires: 
March 26, 2026 - 8:15pm
Description: 
SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Coles County in east central Illinois... Southeastern Moultrie County in central Illinois... Southeastern Shelby County in central Illinois... Cumberland County in east central Illinois... * Until 1015 PM CDT. * At 918 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Shelbyville, 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 thunderstorm will be near... Windsor around 925 PM CDT. Neoga around 930 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Janesville. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 171 and 190. Interstate 70 between mile markers 112 and 126.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Area Description: 
Coles, IL; Cumberland, IL; Moultrie, IL; Shelby, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov