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WWUS53 KILX 201916
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
216 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025
ILC129-167-201945-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-250520T1945Z/
MENARD-SANGAMON-
216 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL MENARD AND NORTHWESTERN SANGAMON COUNTIES...
AT 216 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR PLEASANT PLAINS, OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ATHENS,
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL 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...
PLEASANT PLAINS AROUND 220 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
SALISBURY.
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 3997 8984 3983 8971 3978 8989 3986 8994
TIME...MOT...LOC 1916Z 229DEG 25KT 3983 8987
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
BARNES
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