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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
315 PM CST THU FEB 19 2026
ILC049-192130-
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EFFINGHAM-
315 PM CST THU FEB 19 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN EFFINGHAM COUNTY...
AT 314 PM CST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MASON, OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF EFFINGHAM, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG 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...
WATSON AND HEARTVILLE AROUND 320 PM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
EFFINGHAM COUNTY AIRPORT.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 146 AND 155.
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 3897 8869 3911 8854 3898 8838 3892 8862
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 233DEG 23KT 3897 8857
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
DEUBELBEISS
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