Lawrence County, IL — Severe Weather & Radar

2 active warnings affecting this county
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Active warnings

Flood Warning
Flood Warning issued August 25 at 1:12PM CDT until August 29 at 11:17AM CDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
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Flood Warning
Flood Warning issued August 25 at 1:12PM CDT until August 30 at 11:30AM CDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
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Severe-weather outlook

General (non-severe) thunderstorms are possible in Lawrence County, ILtoday, per the Storm Prediction Center's Day 1 outlook.

3-day forecast

Today
Overcast
82° / 56°
Tomorrow
Overcast
88° / 66°
23% precip
Thursday
Overcast
84° / 67°
8% precip

Forecast via Open-Meteo.

When is severe weather most likely near Lawrence?

Around Lawrence County and the Midwest, severe weather is most active from April through June.

The main threats are damaging thunderstorm winds — including widespread, long-lived derechos — along with large hail and tornadoes.

Based on long-term NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center climatology.

In Lawrence County, IL

Lawrence County, IL has an estimated 15,000 residents, plus 1 hospitals, 1 nursing homes, 6 schools that could be in a storm's path. Atmostorm shows which of them fall inside an active warning polygon.

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Nearby areas

Live radar and active alerts for places near Lawrence:

Not an official source — always confirm with the National Weather Service at weather.gov. Data aggregated from NWS/SPC. Facility and population figures are decision-support estimates.