{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.14eaa9a8f93194be2f202c1e1d330aa86a1aef5f.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 16 at 3:46PM CDT until May 16 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-16","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.14eaa9a8f93194be2f202c1e1d330aa86a1aef5f.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Lincoln IL"},"word_count":108,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Severe Thunderstorm Watch: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 16 at 3:46PM CDT until May 16 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Possible\n**Urgency:** Future\n**Areas:** Clark, IL; Clay, IL; Crawford, IL; Cumberland, IL; Effingham, IL; Jasper, IL; Lawrence, IL; Richland, IL\n**Issued by:** NWS Lincoln IL\n**Sent:** 2026-05-16T15:46:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-16T15:46:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-16T22:00:00-05:00\n\n## Description\nTHE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH\n208 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING\nAREAS\n\nIN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES\n\nIN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS\n\nCLARK                 CUMBERLAND\n\nIN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS\n\nCLAY                  CRAWFORD              EFFINGHAM\nJASPER                LAWRENCE              RICHLAND\n\nTHIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF EFFINGHAM, FLORA, GREENUP,\nLAWRENCEVILLE, MARSHALL, NEWTON, OLNEY, AND ROBINSON."}