Anchor Fire Deparment

07/04/2026

From all of us at Anchor Fire we wish you a happy Fourth of July. As always stay safe on this holiday and remember Anchor Fire still makes house calls!

06/30/2026

*** EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT THURSDAY NIGHT ***

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values 105 to
110.

* WHERE...All of central and southeast Illinois.

* WHEN...Until midnight CDT Thursday Night.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat and high humidity events.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car
interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.

06/30/2026

Good morning everyone, I’ll start out by saying it is a HOT ONE.
A few good tips for handling extreme heat situations.
If you can limit time outside.
Drink plenty of fluids. Water electrolytes the works.
Now as tempting as it may seem, if you are in need of fluids do not chug ice cold water. This mixture in body temp will send you into shock closer to room or body temp the better. Stay safe!!!

06/17/2026

Power outages are rising quickly due to a line of severe storms. The counties shaded in dark red & peach are most affected at the moment, or is expected to be over the next two hours.

06/17/2026

Update: This warning has been cancelled.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 11 am for the Northern part of the county.

https://inws.ncep.noaa.gov/a/a.php?i=129249119

06/17/2026

9:55 AM – growing concerned about the cluster of storms around the Lincoln area as it begins to surge east. This will likely be the source for potentially significant wind gust in the next few hours. Stay weather aware.

06/17/2026

8:16a - This surging line of storms is moving SE generally towards our area.

As I watch, I do have some suspicion that this may be more of a SE mover than ESE mover, so this means Springfield, Decatur, Taylorville and Shelbyville should ALSO watch for 80mph+ gusts.

Essentially if you're in the WCIA 3 area, pay attention today. Round #1 on the way, round #2 to follow.

06/17/2026

TORNADO RISK: We're at a 9, and we've stretched the area to include a vast majority of our WCIA area.

Tornadoes and 80-100 mph possible with round #1, significant tornadoes also on the table for round #2.

06/12/2026

06/10/2026

NEW: A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for parts of the following counties: McLean, Woodford, Marshall, Tazewell until Jun 10, 2026 4:00PM CDT. Get more on the WCIA 3 Weather App and on our website.