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Home Return to list Severe Thunderstorm Warning 0065 Issued by the Lincoln Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2025-04-02 16:24:34 523 WUUS53 KILX 022124 SVRILX ILC021-039-107-115-147-167-022215- /O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0065.250402T2124Z-250402T2215Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Lincoln IL 424 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025 The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Logan County in central Illinois... Central Christian County in central Illinois... Central Sangamon County in central Illinois... Central Piatt County in central Illinois... Southern De Witt County in central Illinois... Macon County in central Illinois... * Until 515 PM CDT. * At 423 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Wapella to near Pawnee, moving northeast at 65 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Severe thunderstorms will be near... Edinburg, Mount Auburn, Maroa, Latham, Clinton, Warrensburg, Jeisyville, Niantic, Kincaid, and Illiopolis around 430 PM CDT. Forsyth, Decatur, and Harristown around 435 PM CDT. Weldon around 440 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Oreana, Blue Mound, Argenta, De Land, Mount Zion, Decatur Airport, Long Creek and Cisco. This includes the following highways... Interstate 55 between mile markers 77 and 100. Interstate 72 between mile markers 95 and 163. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for central and east central Illinois. && LAT...LON 4019 8919 4019 8846 4017 8846 3969 8899 3950 8922 3950 8953 3952 8954 3952 8993 3955 8993 TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 239DEG 56KT 4019 8895 3957 8952 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ AAT Action: Continued Issued At: 2025-04-02 16:43:05 109 WWUS53 KILX 022142 SVSILX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Lincoln IL 442 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025 ILC021-039-107-115-147-167-022215- /O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0065.000000T0000Z-250402T2215Z/ Logan-Christian-Sangamon-Piatt-De Witt-Macon- 442 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN LOGAN...CENTRAL CHRISTIAN...CENTRAL SANGAMON... CENTRAL PIATT...SOUTHERN DE WITT AND MACON COUNTIES... At 442 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Weldon to near Taylorville, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. These severe storms will be near... Stonington, Oreana, Blue Mound, Weldon, Forsyth, Taylorville, Decatur, Argenta, and Harristown around 445 PM CDT. De Land, Mount Zion, Decatur Airport, Macon, and Cisco around 450 PM CDT. Long Creek around 455 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Sangchris Lake State Park, Willeys, Clinton Power Station, Weldon Springs State Park, Glenarm, Thayer, Southern View, Elwin, Clear Lake, and Lodge. This includes the following highways... Interstate 55 between mile markers 77 and 99. Interstate 72 between mile markers 95 and 163. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for central and east central Illinois. Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 4019 8919 4019 8846 4017 8846 3969 8899 3950 8922 3950 8953 3952 8954 3952 8986 3969 8976 TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 245DEG 44KT 4018 8875 3956 8932 TORNADO...POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH $$ AAT |