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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 15 at 5:54PM CDT until October 15 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL

Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Lawrence, IL. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.

Bulletin issued
15 October 2026 at 22:54 UTC
First saved by us
15 October 2026 at 22:47 UTC
Last included in a daily record
15 October 2026

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Source classification
Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area
NWS Lincoln IL · Lawrence, IL
Certainty / urgency
Observed / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end)
15 October 2026 at 23:30 UTC
Forecast onset / end
15 October 2026 at 22:54 UTC / 15 October 2026 at 23:30 UTC

Archived official description

At 554 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lawrenceville Vincennes Airport, or near Lawrenceville, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. This severe storm will be near... Russellville around 600 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Pinkstaff.

Instructions in this archived message

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.

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    Before

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 15 at 5:44PM CDT until October 15 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL

    After

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 15 at 5:54PM CDT until October 15 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL

    Source updated
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    15 October 2026 at 22:44 UTC

    After

    15 October 2026 at 22:54 UTC

    Effective from
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    15 October 2026 at 22:44 UTC

    After

    15 October 2026 at 22:54 UTC

    Forecast onset
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    15 October 2026 at 22:44 UTC

    After

    15 October 2026 at 22:54 UTC

    Message type
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    Alert

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    Update

    Source status
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    Source alert

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    Source update

    Official description
    Before

    SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Lawrence County in southeastern Illinois... * Until 630 PM CDT. * At 544 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lawrenceville, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Lawrenceville and Lawrenceville Vincennes Airport around 550 PM CDT. This also includes Red Hills State Park.

    After

    At 554 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lawrenceville Vincennes Airport, or near Lawrenceville, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. This severe storm will be near... Russellville around 600 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Pinkstaff.

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b0213aed25672a9ca4d84bebd6f5e94e5e5a7baf.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6d75af3bf2ce31c328738adbaba3115e7c6b2f9c.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 15 October 2026 at 22:54 UTC

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First saved record · 15 October 2026 at 22:47 UTC
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    Our first saved version of Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 15 at 5:44PM CDT until October 15 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 15 October 2026 at 22:44 UTC

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    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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