Severe Storms Possible In Central IL This Weekend

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Heavy rain sweeps across the parking lot of Illinois Public Media on June 19, 2021.
  • Photo: Reginald Hardwick/Illinois Newsroom

Below are posts as the Illinois Newsroom followed the developing weather situation early Saturday morning.

Updated Saturday at 4:24 a.m.

After heavy rain and winds passed through Central Illinois early Saturday morning, but the National Weather Service says more severe storms are in the forecast for the weekend.  The main severe weather concerns will be large hail and damaging winds. Meteorologists also say an isolated tornado will also be possible on Sunday. 

Updated Saturday at 3:45 a.m.

Watch the waves of rain sweeping across our parking lot at Illinois Public Media.

Updated Saturday at 3:40 a.m.

Updated Saturday at 2:45 a.m.

Updated Saturday at 1:56 a.m.

Updated: Saturday 1:16 a.m.

From the National Weather Service: Severe storms capable of damaging winds, large hail, and heavy rainfall are ongoing late tonight. Seek shelter indoors when storms approach.

From the National Weather Service: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued until 4:00 AM CDT for Coles, Vermilion, Champaign, Piatt, De Witt, Moultrie, Macon and Douglas Counties.

On Friday afternoon, the National Weather Service in Lincoln predicted possible severe weather for central Illinois overnight Friday into Saturday morning.

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Reginald Hardwick

Reginald Hardwick is the News & Public Affairs Director at Illinois Public Media. He oversees daily newscasts and online stories. He also manages The 21st Show, a live, weekday talk show that airs on six NPR stations throughout Illinois. He is the executive producer of IPM's annual environmental TV special "State of Change." And he is the co-creator of Illinois Soul, IPM's Black-focused audio service that launched in February 2024. Before arriving at IPM in 2019, he served as News Director at WKAR in East Lansing and spent 17 years as a TV news producer and manager at KXAS, the NBC-owned station in Dallas/Fort Worth. Reginald is the recipient of three Edward R. Murrow regional awards, seven regional Emmy awards, and multiple honors from the National Association of Black Journalists. Born in Vietnam, Reginald grew up in Colorado and is a graduate of the University of Northern Colorado. Email: rh14@illinois.edu Twitter: @RNewsIPM