Illinois Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/18/2026 07:36

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 9:36AM CDT until May 18 at 10:15AM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 18, 2026 - 7:36am
Expires: 
May 18, 2026 - 8:15am
Description: 
SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Piatt County in central Illinois... Southeastern De Witt County in central Illinois... Northeastern Macon County in central Illinois... * Until 1015 AM CDT. * At 936 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Long Creek, or 8 miles east of Decatur, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Cerro Gordo around 940 AM CDT. Monticello around 955 AM CDT. This includes Interstate 72 between mile markers 152 and 167.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
De Witt, IL; Macon, IL; Piatt, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Lincoln IL