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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
731 PM CDT WED APR 30 2025
ILC049-010045-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-250501T0045Z/
EFFINGHAM-
731 PM CDT WED APR 30 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL EFFINGHAM COUNTY...
AT 730 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER ST. ELMO, OR 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EFFINGHAM, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
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...
ALTAMONT AROUND 735 PM CDT.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 79 AND 87.
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 3915 8880 3918 8875 3903 8859 3897 8880
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 234DEG 25KT 3902 8880
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
ERWIN
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