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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
337 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025
ILC039-107-115-202100-
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LOGAN-DE WITT-MACON-
337 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN LOGAN...SOUTHWESTERN DE WITT AND NORTHERN MACON
COUNTIES...
AT 336 PM CDT, A CONFIRMED RAIN-WRAPPED TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST
SOUTH OF LATHAM, OR 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF DECATUR, MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.
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 TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
WARRENSBURG AROUND 340 PM CDT.
FORSYTH AROUND 350 PM CDT.
MAROA AROUND 355 PM CDT.
ARGENTA AROUND 410 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE WELDON
SPRINGS STATE PARK.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 138 AND 151.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT, A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 3985 8921 4004 8923 4021 8896 3992 8878
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 247DEG 21KT 3994 8914
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
BARNES
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