Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Clark, Coles, Edgar Counties in Illinois
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NOAA issued it on July 17, 2026, 5 weeks 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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NWS Lincoln IL has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for east central Illinois counties until 7:15 PM CDT on June 16, 2026.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- East Central Illinois
- Issued
- July 17, 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 5 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in East Central Illinois.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Lincoln IL. Effective from 2026-06-16T18:12:00-05:00 until 2026-06-16T19:15:00-05:00.
Affected Areas
East central Coles County, Southern Edgar County, and Northern Clark County in east central Illinois. Locations in the path include Ashmore, Westfield, Kansas, and Marshall, along with Interstate 70 between mile markers 138 and 154.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 611 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Ashmore, moving east-southeast at 35 mph. Hazards include ping pong ball size hail (1.50 inches) and 60 mph wind gusts.
Timeline
The warning is in effect until 715 PM CDT on June 16, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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