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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 369, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 16, 2026, 1:55 PM CDT for 4 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 50 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
- Aug 16, 2026, 1:55 PM CDT (18:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 16, 2026, 2:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Christian County, IL, DeWitt County, IL, Logan County, IL, Macon County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 7:12 PM CDT | Flood Watch | ILX | Champaign, DeWitt, Fulton, Knox, McLean, Marshall and 6 more | 13 hr |
| Aug 15, 9:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Knox | 33 min |
| Aug 15, 10:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Stark | 34 min |
| Aug 16, 6:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Christian | 27 min |
| Aug 16, 12:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Morgan, Scott | 50 min |
| Aug 16, 12:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Morgan, Sangamon | 46 min |
| Aug 16, 1:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Logan, Menard, Sangamon | 35 min |
| Aug 16, 2:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Douglas, Piatt | 34 min |
| Aug 16, 2:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Vermilion | 50 min |
| Aug 16, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark, Edgar, Vermilion | 50 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.