Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Clay, Effingham, Jasper, Richland Counties IL

Source: NOAA · Southeastern Illinois

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NOAA issued it on July 8, 2026, 6 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 Clay, Effingham, Jasper, and Richland counties in Illinois until midnight CDT on June 12.

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Record type
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Affected area
Southeastern Illinois
Issued
July 8, 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 6 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Southeastern Illinois.

Alert Details

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning (SVR) was issued by the National Weather Service Lincoln IL on June 11 at 11:15 PM CDT. The alert is effective from 2026-06-11T23:15:00-05:00 until 2026-06-12T00:00:00-05:00.

Affected Areas

The warning covers Clay County in south central Illinois, Effingham County (southeastern portion) in south central Illinois, Jasper County in southeastern Illinois, and Richland County in southeastern Illinois.

What You Should Do

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Expected Conditions

At 11:14 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Jewett to near Kinmundy, moving east at 40 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail (0.88 inch). Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Severe thunderstorms will be near Dieterich, Wheeler, and Hidalgo around 11:20 PM CDT; Bible Grove around 11:25 PM CDT; and Louisville around 11:30 PM CDT. Other locations in the path include Newton, Bogota, Sailor Springs and Willow Hill.

Timeline

The warning is in effect until midnight CDT on June 12, 2026.

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What is this NWS weather alert about?
NWS Lincoln IL has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Clay, Effingham, Jasper, and Richland counties in Illinois until midnight CDT on June 12.
Which agency issued this alert?
This alert was issued by NOAA. The original notice is available at the source link at the bottom of this article.
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This alert is classified as "high" severity. Take precautions and monitor for updates.
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