Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
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778 WUUS53 KILX 082239 SVRILX ILC129-167-082315- /O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0215.260608T2239Z-260608T2315Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Lincoln IL 539 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026 The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... South central Menard County in central Illinois... Northwestern Sangamon County in central Illinois... * Until 615 PM CDT. * At 538 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Pleasant Plains, or 10 miles southwest of Petersburg, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Pleasant Plains around 545 PM CDT. 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. && LAT...LON 3985 8996 3991 8998 3997 8982 3984 8979 TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 248DEG 11KT 3988 8994 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Bumgardner