Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 17 at 7:14PM CDT until June 17 at 8:15PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 17, 2026 - 5:14pm
Expires:
June 17, 2026 - 6:15pm
Description:
SVRILX
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Christian County in central Illinois...
Southern Moultrie County in central Illinois...
Shelby County in central Illinois...
Southwestern Douglas County in east central Illinois...
* Until 815 PM CDT.
* At 714 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Owaneco, or
near Taylorville, moving east at 65 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Assumption and Owaneco around 720 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Shelbyville, Findlay and Windsor.
This also includes Eagle Creek State Park, Wolf Creek State Park, and
Shelbyville State Fish and Wildlife Area.
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.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for central and
east central Illinois.
Area Description:
Christian, IL; Douglas, IL; Moultrie, IL; Shelby, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Lincoln IL
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