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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
107 AM CST THU FEB 19 2026
ILZ045-190715-
CHAMPAIGN-
107 AM CST THU FEB 19 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN CHAMPAIGN COUNTY
THROUGH 115 AM CST...
AT 106 AM CST, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
THOMASBORO, OR NEAR RANTOUL, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RANTOUL, THOMASBORO, GIFFORD, AND FLATVILLE.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 242 AND 250.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4016 8821 4025 8827 4040 8806 4021 8795
TIME...MOT...LOC 0706Z 242DEG 21KT 4024 8815
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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