Illinois Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 09/20/2026 20:42

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 20 at 10:42PM CDT until September 20 at 11:30PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
September 20, 2026 - 8:42pm
Expires: 
September 20, 2026 - 9:30pm
Description: 
At 1042 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Neoga, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. This severe storm will be near... Janesville around 1050 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Trilla, Fox Ridge State Park, Etna, and Paradise. This also includes Fox Ridge State Park. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 177 and 185. Interstate 70 between mile markers 118 and 119, and between mile markers 121 and 126.
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.
Area Description: 
Coles, IL; Cumberland, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov