February 19, 2026

(11:45AM – Thursday, February 19th, 2026) Another round of high winds expected from this evening through Friday afternoon… ⏰Timing…•This Evening – Friday Afternoon, February 19-20th. 📍Location…•All of Illinois. 💨Hazard…•Peak high wind gusts of 35-50MPH will be likely across the state from this evening through Friday afternoon. Locally higher wind gusts…

(10:30AM – Thursday, February 19th, 2025) Severe t’storm threat through early tonight… ⚠️Update…•With this update, we have upgraded portions of Eastern/Southeastern Illinois to a level 3 severe t’storm threat. Confidence continues to increase in the likelihood for higher coverage severe t’storm potential within this corridor, along and on either side…