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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 303, NWS Lincoln, IL

June 21, 20265 counties in Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 2026, 4:30 PM CDT for 5 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 60 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 21, 2026, 4:30 PM CDT (21:30 UTC)
Expired: Jun 21, 2026, 5:30 PM CDT
In force: 60 min
Issued by: NWS Lincoln, IL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Clark County, IL, Coles County, IL, Crawford County, IL, Edgar County, IL, Jasper County, IL

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 21, 1:28 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

The office that day

Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 20, 7:14 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ILX	Cass, Mason	49 hr
Jun 20, 7:20 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ILX	Fulton, Knox	3 days
Jun 21, 9:24 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ILX	Lawrence	10 days
Jun 21, 10:06 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ILX	Fulton	34 hr
Jun 21, 2:15 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILX	Sangamon	5 hr
Jun 21, 2:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Effingham, Shelby	64 min
Jun 21, 3:04 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Effingham, Shelby	41 min
Jun 21, 3:09 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	Effingham, Shelby	4 hr
Jun 21, 3:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Clay, Effingham, Jasper, Richland	61 min
Jun 21, 3:22 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Clay, Effingham, Jasper, Richland	38 min
Jun 21, 3:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Coles, Cumberland, Effingham, Jasper, Shelby	67 min
Jun 21, 3:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	ILX	Crawford, Jasper	39 min
Jun 21, 3:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Clay, Effingham	32 min
Jun 21, 3:56 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	Clay, Effingham	4 hr
Jun 21, 3:59 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Clark, Coles, Cumberland	46 min
Jun 21, 4:06 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	Cumberland, Effingham	3 hr
Jun 21, 4:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Clay, Effingham	17 min
Jun 21, 4:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	ILX	Clark, Crawford, Jasper	43 min
Jun 21, 4:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Clay	46 min
Jun 21, 4:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Clark, Crawford, Jasper	58 min
Jun 21, 4:37 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	Clark, Clay, Cumberland, Jasper, Richland	3 hr
Jun 21, 4:46 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Crawford, Jasper	25 min
Jun 21, 4:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Clay, Effingham, Jasper	53 min
Jun 21, 4:55 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	Clark, Crawford	3 hr
Jun 21, 4:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Lawrence, Richland	64 min
Jun 21, 5:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Clay, Richland	48 min
Jun 21, 5:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Crawford, Lawrence	40 min
Jun 21, 5:21 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Clay, Jasper	39 min
Jun 21, 5:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Crawford, Jasper	63 min
Jun 21, 5:49 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Lawrence, Richland	41 min
Jun 21, 5:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Clay, Jasper, Richland	25 min
Jun 21, 5:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Clay, Jasper, Richland	62 min
Jun 21, 5:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Crawford, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland	61 min
Jun 21, 6:11 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	Clay, Lawrence, Richland	104 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.