Severe Thunderstorm Warning — Coles, IL; Cumberland, IL was recorded by Global Incident Tracker on Monday, 21 September 2026 at 03:42 UTC. The event is classified as a storm incident with a severity rating of Severe, and was detected through the US National Weather Service (NWS).

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 20 at 10:42PM CDT until September 20 at 11:30PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL At 1042 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Neoga, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. This severe storm will be near... Janesville around 1050 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Trilla, Fox Ridge State Park, Etna, and Paradise. This also includes Fox Ridge State Park. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 177 and 185. Interstate 70 between mile markers 118 and 119, and between mile markers 121 and 126.

Where this happened

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Approximate coordinates of the reported event are 39.348°, -88.286°. The marker on the map above shows this position; for news-derived reports the location reflects the place named in media coverage and may represent a district or city rather than an exact site.

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Timeline and sources

Official warning

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  1. · received · event time 21 Sep 2026, 03:42 UTC
    First report Official warning

    First recorded from U.S. National Weather Service.

    U.S. National Weather Service ↗

  2. · received · event time 21 Sep 2026, 04:04 UTC
    Also reported Official warning

    Also reported by U.S. National Weather Service: "Severe Thunderstorm Warning — Coles, IL; Cumberland, IL"

    U.S. National Weather Service ↗

Times are when this site received each report, in UTC; the event time is shown where the source gave one. 2 reports are attached to this incident. Copies of one syndicated story count as one report.

Conditions at the time

15.5mm
Rainfall that day
25°C
Maximum temperature
18°C
Minimum temperature
20km/h
Peak wind speed

15.5 mm of rain fell that day, and the temperature peaked at 25°C. Conditions are shown for context only — they do not establish a cause.

Weather reanalysis for this location and date via Open-Meteo.