Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 7:13PM CDT until April 17 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 17, 2026 - 5:13pm
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description:
SVRILX
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Western Marshall County in central Illinois...
Stark County in north central Illinois...
Peoria County in central Illinois...
* Until 800 PM CDT.
* At 713 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Altona to near Williamsfield to London Mills,
moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
Toulon, Elmwood, La Fayette, Laura, and Elmore around 720 PM CDT.
Brimfield and Elmira around 725 PM CDT.
Wyoming and Princeville around 730 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Dunlap, Bradford, Castleton, Peoria, Camp Grove, Edelstein,
Chillicothe, Rome and Sparland.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 474 between mile markers 0 and 2.
Interstate 74 between mile markers 69 and 92.
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.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Lincoln.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central,
north central and west central Illinois.
Area Description:
Marshall, IL; Peoria, IL; Stark, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Lincoln IL
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