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WWUS53 KILX 201925
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
225 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025
ILC167-202000-
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SANGAMON-
225 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL SANGAMON COUNTY...
AT 225 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF LOAMI, OR 11 MILES WEST OF SPRINGFIELD,
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR 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...
SPRINGFIELD AROUND 230 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
JEROME, CURRAN, LELAND GROVE, AND BERLIN.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 89 AND 90.
INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 83 AND 97.
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 3987 8974 3970 8963 3965 8987 3973 8994
TIME...MOT...LOC 1925Z 234DEG 29KT 3971 8985
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
BARNES
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