Illinois Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/20/2026 19:09

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 20 at 9:09PM CDT until July 20 at 10:15PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 20, 2026 - 7:09pm
Expires: 
July 20, 2026 - 8:15pm
Description: 
SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Cass County in west central Illinois... Southwestern Mason County in central Illinois... Morgan County in west central Illinois... * Until 1015 PM CDT. * At 909 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Littleton to 7 miles west of Beardstown, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Public. At 849 PM, a 70 mph wind gust was reported in Camden, with tree limbs down in that area. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. * Severe thunderstorms will be near... Beardstown around 915 PM CDT. Arenzville around 920 PM CDT. Bluff Springs and Chapin around 925 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Jacksonville, Virginia, South Jacksonville, Literberry, Alexander and Franklin. This includes Interstate 72 between mile markers 62 and 78. This also includes Jim Edgar Panther Creek Fish and Wildlife Area and Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in Lincoln.
Area Description: 
Cass, IL; Mason, IL; Morgan, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Lincoln IL