Illinois Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/03/2026 16:26

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 3 at 6:26PM CDT until July 3 at 7:15PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 3, 2026 - 4:26pm
Expires: 
July 3, 2026 - 5:15pm
Description: 
At 626 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Flora, moving east at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. This severe storm will be near... Flora around 630 PM CDT. Clay City around 645 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Flora Municipal Airport.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. 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 this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Clay, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Lincoln IL