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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 310, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 24, 2026, 7:05 PM CDT for Tazewell County, Woodford County, Illinois. It was in force for 40 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 24, 2026, 7:05 PM CDT (00:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 24, 2026, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Tazewell County, IL, Woodford County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 7:18 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 55 | 2 W Metamora, IL | |
| Jun 24, 7:24 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 1 Nne Metamora, IL |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 97 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 343 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -61 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1064 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 137 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 4.3
The text
As transmitted.
082
WUUS53 KILX 250005
SVRILX
ILC179-203-250045-
/O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0310.260625T0005Z-260625T0045Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
705 PM CDT Wed Jun 24 2026
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Western Woodford County in central Illinois...
Northeastern Tazewell County in central Illinois...
* Until 745 PM CDT.
* At 705 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Spring Bay,
or near Chillicothe, moving southeast at 25 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.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Metamora and Germantown Hills around 710 PM CDT.
Eureka around 725 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Roanoke.
This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 103 and 107.
This also includes Woodford State Fish and Wildlife Area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4084 8912 4057 8942 4080 8956 4086 8951
4091 8943
TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 299DEG 20KT 4084 8947
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Deubelbeiss2 follow-up statements
880
WWUS53 KILX 250023
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
723 PM CDT Wed Jun 24 2026
ILC179-203-250045-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-260625T0045Z/
Woodford-Tazewell-
723 PM CDT Wed Jun 24 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL WOODFORD AND NORTHEASTERN TAZEWELL COUNTIES...
At 723 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Metamora, or
near Eureka, moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
This severe storm will be near...
Eureka around 730 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include
Cazenovia.
This includes Interstate 74 near mile marker 107.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4061 8937 4081 8950 4086 8943 4084 8912
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 304DEG 26KT 4076 8932
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Deubelbeiss508 WWUS53 KILX 250043 SVSILX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Lincoln IL 743 PM CDT Wed Jun 24 2026 ILC179-203-250053- /O.EXP.KILX.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-260625T0045Z/ Woodford-Tazewell- 743 PM CDT Wed Jun 24 2026 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL WOODFORD AND NORTHEASTERN TAZEWELL COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 745 PM CDT... The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However, gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm. && LAT...LON 4061 8937 4081 8950 4086 8943 4084 8912 TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 299DEG 20KT 4071 8919 $$ Deubelbeiss
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 7:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Woodford | 37 min |
| Jun 24, 8:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | McLean | 29 min |
| Jun 24, 11:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Logan | 37 min |
| Jun 24, 11:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Vermilion | 18 min |
| Jun 25, 3:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Clark | 17 min |
| Jun 25, 3:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Moultrie | 16 min |
| Jun 25, 4:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Coles | 19 min |
| Jun 25, 5:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Crawford | 14 min |
| Jun 25, 5:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Crawford | 19 min |
| Jun 25, 1:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Richland | 31 min |
| Jun 25, 1:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Clay | 27 min |
| Jun 25, 1:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clay, Effingham, Jasper, Richland | 44 min |
| Jun 25, 5:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Clay, Effingham, Jasper | 5 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.