LINCOLN, IL — Residents across portions of central, east-central and southeastern Illinois should prepare for the possibility of strong to severe thunderstorms Thursday, Oct. 15, as an approaching weather front brings a risk of damaging wind gusts and isolated tornado activity.
According to the National Weather Service in Lincoln, a frontal boundary moving north Thursday could trigger thunderstorms during the afternoon and early evening hours.
Forecasters have placed portions of the region under a Level 1 out of 5 marginal risk for severe thunderstorms, indicating that isolated severe weather is possible…