612  
WWUS53 KILX 202140  
SVSILX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL  
440 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025  
 
ILC147-202150-  
/O.CAN.KILX.SV.W.0133.000000T0000Z-250520T2215Z/  
PIATT-  
440 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025  
 
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PIATT COUNTY IS  
CANCELLED...  
 
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF  
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL AND  
EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4028 8800 4008 8846 4028 8846 4040 8829  
4040 8816  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 233DEG 34KT 4018 8840  
 

 
 
ILC019-202215-  
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0133.000000T0000Z-250520T2215Z/  
CHAMPAIGN-  
440 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT  
FOR NORTHERN CHAMPAIGN COUNTY...  
 
AT 440 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER MAHOMET, OR 8  
MILES NORTHWEST OF CHAMPAIGN, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...  
MAHOMET AND LAKE OF THE WOODS AROUND 445 PM CDT.  
RANTOUL AND THOMASBORO AROUND 455 PM CDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE DEWEY.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
INTERSTATE 57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 240 AND 255.  
INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 174 AND 178.  
INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 169 AND 178.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL AND  
EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.  
 
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY  
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE  
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4028 8800 4008 8846 4028 8846 4040 8829  
4040 8816  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 233DEG 34KT 4018 8840  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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