853  
WWUS53 KDVN 032312  
SVSDVN  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL  
612 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026  
 
ILC177-032345-  
/O.CON.KDVN.TO.W.0068.000000T0000Z-260703T2345Z/  
STEPHENSON IL-  
612 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN  
STEPHENSON COUNTY...  
 
AT 611 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED OVER BOLTON, OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FREEPORT, MOVING  
EAST AT 20 MPH. WHILE THE RADAR ROTATION HAS SLIGHTLY WEAKENED WITH  
THIS STORM, IT STILL HAS HAD REPORTS OF VISIBLE ROTATION WITH IT.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.  
 
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT  
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE  
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS  
LIKELY.  
 
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...  
FREEPORT, ALBERTUS AIRPORT, BOLTON, AND STEPHENSON COUNTY  
FAIRGROUNDS AROUND 615 PM CDT.  
SCIOTO MILLS AROUND 620 PM CDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE  
GERMAN VALLEY AND RIDOTT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST  
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A  
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER  
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4222 8982 4228 8985 4235 8981 4235 8940  
4220 8940 4220 8973  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 276DEG 18KT 4224 8977  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
 

 
 
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