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Fulton County ESDA
Friday April 17th, 2026 :: 07:58 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:00PM

SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Marshall County in central Illinois... Western Menard County in central Illinois... Northwestern Woodford County in central Illinois... Fulton County in west central Illinois... Stark County in north central Illinois... Eastern Knox County in west central Illinois... Western Tazewell County in central Illinois... Cass County in west central Illinois... Southeastern Schuyler County in west central Illinois... Mason County in central Illinois... Peoria County in central Illinois...

* Until 900 PM CDT.

* At 756 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Elmore to near Beardstown, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Canton, Beardstown, Lewistown, Wyoming, Farmington, Elmwood, Bluff Springs, Brimfield, Yates City, and St. David around 800 PM CDT. Princeville, Trivoli, and Bath around 805 PM CDT. Havana around 810 PM CDT. Virginia, Dunlap, Hanna City, Chandlerville, Camp Grove, and Edelstein around 815 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Peoria, Glasford, Kilbourne, Chillicothe, Manito, Sparland, Pekin, Lacon, Creve Coeur, Marquette Heights, Henry, and Easton. This includes the following highways... Interstate 474 between mile markers 0 and 14. Interstate 74 between mile markers 59 and 98.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CASS, IL ... FULTON, IL ... KNOX, IL ... MARSHALL, IL ... MASON, IL ... MENARD, IL ... PEORIA, IL ... SCHUYLER, IL ... STARK, IL ... TAZEWELL, IL ... WOODFORD, IL

Instructions:

Intense thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and widespread significant wind damage. It is best to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. These storms may cause serious injury and significant property damage. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central, north central and west central Illinois.

Address/Location
Fulton County ESDA
163 S Cone St
Farmington, IL 61531

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 309-647-3358

Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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