Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 8 at 5:39PM CDT until June 8 at 6:15PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 8, 2026 - 3:39pm
Expires:
June 8, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description:
SVRILX
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
South central Menard County in central Illinois...
Northwestern Sangamon County in central Illinois...
* Until 615 PM CDT.
* At 538 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Pleasant
Plains, or 10 miles southwest of Petersburg, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Pleasant Plains around 545 PM CDT.
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:
Menard, IL; Sangamon, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender: