Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 20 at 1:40PM CDT until May 20 at 2:30PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 20, 2025 - 11:40am
Expires:
May 20, 2025 - 12:30pm
Description:
SVRILX
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Menard County in central Illinois...
Northwestern Sangamon County in central Illinois...
Southeastern Cass County in west central Illinois...
* Until 230 PM CDT.
* At 139 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located north of
Alexander, or 9 miles northeast of Jacksonville, moving northeast
at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar 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...
Ashland and Pleasant Plains around 150 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Athens.
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
Cass, IL; Menard, IL; Sangamon, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Lincoln IL