Illinois Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 08/11/2026 11:57

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 11 at 1:57PM CDT until August 11 at 3:00PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
August 11, 2026 - 11:57am
Expires: 
August 11, 2026 - 1:00pm
Description: 
SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Vermilion County in east central Illinois... Northeastern Champaign County in east central Illinois... * Until 300 PM CDT. * At 157 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Rankin, or 7 miles northeast of Paxton, moving southeast at 45 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... Rankin around 200 PM CDT. Hoopeston and Rossville around 215 PM CDT. This includes Interstate 57 between mile markers 254 and 257. This also includes Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife Area.
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