Illinois Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/17/2026 15:10

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 5:10PM CDT until April 17 at 5:30PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 17, 2026 - 3:10pm
Expires: 
April 17, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description: 
At 510 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Astoria to near Chandlerville, moving north at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. These severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Cass, east central Schuyler and southwestern Mason Counties, including the following locations... Bluff City and Snicarte.
Instruction: 
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central and west central Illinois.
Area Description: 
Cass, IL; Mason, IL; Schuyler, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Lincoln IL