Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Clark, Coles, Cumberland, and Edgar Counties
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NOAA issued it on April 6, 2026, 4 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect for parts of east central Illinois until 6:30 AM CDT as storms with 60 mph wind gusts move through the region.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- East Central Illinois
- Issued
- April 6, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Lincoln IL
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 4 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in East Central Illinois.
Alert Details
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for several counties in east central Illinois. The alert is in effect until 6:30 AM CDT on March 11, 2026.
Affected Areas
The warning covers the following locations in east central Illinois:
- Coles County
- Southern Edgar County
- Clark County
- Cumberland County
Specific cities and towns in the path include Charleston, Oakland, Lerna, Janesville, Rardin, Toledo, Kansas, Ashmore, Westfield, Greenup, Paris, Casey, Martinsville, Marshall, and Vermilion.
Impacted roadways include Interstate 57 between mile markers 173 and 180, and near mile marker 188, as well as Interstate 70 between mile markers 112 and 154.
What You Should Do
For your protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 11:00 AM CDT for east central Illinois.
Expected Conditions
Radar-indicated severe thunderstorms are producing 60 mph wind gusts. Residents should expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Timeline
The warning is effective until 6:30 AM CDT. At 5:33 AM CDT, the storms were located along a line extending from 6 miles east of Arcola to Lerna to near Neoga, moving east at 55 mph.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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