Strong to Severe Storms Expected Today

                        
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
232 PM CDT Mon Mar 16 2026

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232 PM CDT Mon Mar 16 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Illinois and west
central Illinois.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Breezy northwest winds will continue to gust 30 to 40 mph through
this evening, gradually diminishing into the overnight hours. Blowing
and drifting snow could reduce visibility and result in near white
out conditions at times through this evening, especially in open,
rural areas.

Very cold wind chills of 5 to 10 below zero are forecast from late
this evening into mid Tuesday morning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Light snow is likely Tuesday night, with 1 to 3 inches of snow
possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated tonight.

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232 PM CDT Mon Mar 16 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Illinois, east
central Illinois and west central Illinois.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Breezy northwest winds will continue to gust 30 to 40 mph through the
evening, gradually weakening into the overnight hours. Patchy
slippery conditions may linger on untreated roadways.

Very cold wind chills ranging from 0 to 10 degrees below zero are
forecast tonight into Tuesday morning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Light snow is likely Tuesday night, with minor accumulations of up to
an inch possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated tonight.

$$

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232 PM CDT Mon Mar 16 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Illinois and
southeast Illinois.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Breezy northwest winds will continue to gust 30 to 35 mph through
this evening, gradually weakening overnight.

Cold wind chills of around zero degrees are forecast tonight through
mid-Tuesday morning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Light snow is possible Tuesday night, but accumulations should
generally be less than one inch.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated tonight.

$$

Erwin