Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 5:13PM CDT until April 17 at 5:45PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 17, 2026 - 3:13pm
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description:
At 512 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Astoria, or 12
miles southwest of Lewistown, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Emergency management. At 509 PM, quarter size hail was
reported in Astoria. At 5 PM, trees were uprooted 3 miles
northwest of Browning, in Schuyler County.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
This severe storm will be near...
Lewistown around 520 PM CDT.
Canton and St. David around 535 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Bryant,
Norris, Smithfield, Liverpool, Little America, Fiatt, Bernadotte,
Banner, Dunfermline, and Duncan Mills.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central and
west central Illinois.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
This storm is producing large hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy
structure and stay away from windows.
Area Description:
Fulton, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender: