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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
248 PM CST WED MAR 4 2026
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248 PM CST WED MAR 4 2026
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
DAY ONE
TONIGHT.
AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL EXPAND AGAIN TONIGHT, COVERING MUCH OF
CENTRAL ILLINOIS BY MIDNIGHT.
A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT, PRIMARILY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER IS LOW.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
DENSE FOG WILL LINGER INTO LATE THURSDAY MORNING.
PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FROM THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY NIGHT. AT THE CURRENT TIME, IT APPEARS THE BEST CHANCES FOR
ANY SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE FRIDAY NIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM CHANCES ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY, THOUGH THE
SEVERE WEATHER RISK IS UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT.
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248 PM CST WED MAR 4 2026
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL ILLINOIS, EAST
CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
DAY ONE
TONIGHT.
AREAS OF DENSE FOG ARE EXPECTED TO EXPAND THIS EVENING, AND WILL BE
MOST WIDESPREAD NORTH OF I-72 AND DANVILLE.
OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED, ESPECIALLY FROM LATE EVENING
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE FLOODING RISK THROUGH TONIGHT IS
LOW, BUT STRONGER STORMS MAY GENERATE LOCALIZED SMALL HAIL.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
DENSE FOG WILL LINGER INTO LATE THURSDAY MORNING. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS
WILL ALSO LINGER EAST OF I-55.
PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FROM THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY NIGHT. AT THE CURRENT TIME, IT APPEARS THE BEST CHANCES FOR
ANY SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE FRIDAY NIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM CHANCES ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY, THOUGH THE
SEVERE WEATHER RISK IS UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT.
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248 PM CST WED MAR 4 2026
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS.
DAY ONE
TONIGHT.
PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRING WIDESPREAD
RAINFALL TO THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BE
SEVERE, PRIMARILY INTO EARLY EVENING. LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS, AND A TORNADO OR TWO ARE ALL POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION, HEAVY RAIN
WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER INTO THURSDAY MORNING, THOUGH
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT DURING THAT TIME FRAME APPEARS LOW.
PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FROM THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY NIGHT. AT THE CURRENT TIME, IT APPEARS THE BEST CHANCES FOR
ANY SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE FRIDAY NIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM CHANCES ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY, THOUGH THE
SEVERE WEATHER RISK IS UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME.
MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER
NEAR CLAY CITY THURSDAY NIGHT, CONTINUING INTO NEXT WEEK. MINOR
FLOODING IS BRIEFLY POSSIBLE ALONG THE EMBARRAS RIVER NEAR
LAWRENCEVILLE EARLY IN THE WEEKEND.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING.
EXPECTED STORM MOTION IS TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AROUND 40 MPH.
GEELHART
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