Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 27 at 10:27AM CDT until April 27 at 11:00AM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 27, 2026 - 8:27am
Expires:
April 27, 2026 - 9:00am
Description:
SVRILX
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Logan County in central Illinois...
Northwestern Christian County in central Illinois...
Central Sangamon County in central Illinois...
Western Macon County in central Illinois...
* Until 1100 AM CDT.
* At 1027 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Riverton to near Rochester to near Chatham to near
Divernon, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
Springfield, Rochester, Riverton, Pawnee, Divernon, and Dawson
around 1030 AM CDT.
Mechanicsburg and Buffalo around 1035 AM CDT.
Cornland around 1040 AM CDT.
Illiopolis around 1045 AM CDT.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 55 between mile markers 77 and 125.
Interstate 72 between mile markers 97 and 124.
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:
Christian, IL; Logan, IL; Macon, IL; Sangamon, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender: