Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 17 at 8:46AM CDT until June 17 at 9:30AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 17, 2026 - 6:46am
Expires:
June 17, 2026 - 7:30am
Description:
At 845 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Yorktown to Johnson-Sauk Trail State Park to near
Altona, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. At 838 AM, emergency management
reported wind gusts around 70 mph 1 mile east of Cambridge.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Kewanee, Princeton, Cambridge, Geneseo, Galva, Walnut, Wyanet,
Atkinson, Sheffield, Annawan, Tiskilwa, Woodhull, Alpha, Andover,
Buda, Hooppole, Lynn Center, Ohio, Neponset, and Osco.
This also includes Hennepin Canal State Trail, Johnson-Sauk Trail
State Recreation Area, and Mautino State Fish & Wildlife Area.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 80 in Illinois between mile markers 13 and 61.
Interstate 74 in Illinois between mile markers 17 and 33.
Interstate 180 between mile markers 11 and 13.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 PM CDT for north central
Illinois.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Bureau, IL; Henry, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Quad Cities IA IL
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