Severe Thunderstorm Watch Illinois | Effective 03/26/2026 14:15

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 26 at 4:15PM CDT until March 26 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
March 26, 2026 - 2:15pm
Expires: 
March 26, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 76 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 27 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS CHRISTIAN DE WITT LOGAN MACON MARSHALL MASON MCLEAN MENARD PEORIA SANGAMON SHELBY STARK TAZEWELL WOODFORD IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS CHAMPAIGN COLES DOUGLAS EDGAR MOULTRIE PIATT VERMILION IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS CASS FULTON KNOX MORGAN SCHUYLER SCOTT THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BEARDSTOWN, BLOOMINGTON, CANTON, CHAMPAIGN, CHARLESTON, CLINTON, DANVILLE, DECATUR, EUREKA, GALESBURG, HAVANA, JACKSONVILLE, LACON, LINCOLN, MATTOON, MONTICELLO, NORMAL, PARIS, PEKIN, PEORIA, PETERSBURG, RUSHVILLE, SHELBYVILLE, SPRINGFIELD, SULLIVAN, TAYLORVILLE, TOULON, TUSCOLA, URBANA, AND WINCHESTER.
Area Description: 
Cass, IL; Champaign, IL; Christian, IL; Coles, IL; De Witt, IL; Douglas, IL; Edgar, IL; Fulton, IL; Knox, IL; Logan, IL; McLean, IL; Macon, IL; Marshall, IL; Mason, IL; Menard, IL; Morgan, IL; Moultrie, IL; Peoria, IL; Piatt, IL; Sangamon, IL; Schuyler, IL; Scott, IL; Shelby, IL; Stark, IL; Tazewell, IL; Vermilion, IL; Woodford, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Lincoln IL