017  
WWUS53 KILX 192129  
SVSILX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL  
329 PM CST THU FEB 19 2026  
 
ILC035-139-173-192138-  
/O.CAN.KILX.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260219T2145Z/  
MOULTRIE-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-  
329 PM CST THU FEB 19 2026  
 
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MOULTRIE...EAST  
CENTRAL SHELBY AND NORTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...  
 
THE ORIGINAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY.  
ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS MOVING ACROSS SHELBY COUNTY, AND A  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SHELBY  
AND MOULTRIE COUNTIES.  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FOR EAST CENTRAL  
ILLINOIS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3939 8846 3946 8847 3953 8841 3942 8828  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2128Z 236DEG 29KT 3944 8842  
 

 
 
ILC029-192145-  
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260219T2145Z/  
COLES-  
329 PM CST THU FEB 19 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CST  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN COLES COUNTY...  
 
AT 328 PM CST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MATTOON, MOVING  
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO  
ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...  
MATTOON AROUND 335 PM CST.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE  
PARADISE.  
 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 182 AND 187.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FOR 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 3939 8846 3946 8847 3953 8841 3942 8828  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2128Z 236DEG 29KT 3944 8842  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
ERWIN  
 
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