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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 2:45 PM Jun. 17, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Menard County in central Illinois... Logan County in central Illinois... Northern Sangamon County in central Illinois... Southeastern Mason County in central Illinois... * Until 1045 AM CDT. * At 944 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Hartsburg to near Greenview to near Tallula, moving southeast 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. * Severe thunderstorms will be near... Lincoln, Athens, Williamsville, Pleasant Plains, Tallula, and Elkhart around 950 AM CDT. Springfield, Sherman, and Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport around 955 AM CDT. Riverton, Mount Pulaski, Dawson, Illinois State Fairgrounds, Cornland, and Beason around 1000 AM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Mechanicsburg, Buffalo, Chestnut, Illiopolis and Latham. This also includes Edward R. Madigan State Park. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 PM CDT for central and west central Illinois. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Tornado Watch
Issued: 12:49 PM Jun. 17, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 340 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 29 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS CHRISTIAN DE WITT LOGAN MACON MARSHALL MASON MCLEAN MENARD PEORIA SANGAMON SHELBY STARK TAZEWELL WOODFORD IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS CHAMPAIGN CLARK COLES CUMBERLAND DOUGLAS EDGAR MOULTRIE PIATT VERMILION IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS CASS FULTON KNOX MORGAN SCHUYLER SCOTT THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BEARDSTOWN, BLOOMINGTON, CANTON, CHAMPAIGN, CHARLESTON, CLINTON, DANVILLE, DECATUR, EUREKA, GALESBURG, GREENUP, HAVANA, JACKSONVILLE, LACON, LINCOLN, MARSHALL, MATTOON, MONTICELLO, NORMAL, PARIS, PEKIN, PEORIA, PETERSBURG, RUSHVILLE, SHELBYVILLE, SPRINGFIELD, SULLIVAN, TAYLORVILLE, TOULON, TUSCOLA, URBANA, AND WINCHESTER.
Wind Advisory
Issued: 6:55 AM Jun. 17, 2026 – National Weather Service
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, southeast, and west central Illinois. * WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 7 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. &&
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