420  
WWUS53 KILX 192146  
SVSILX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL  
346 PM CST THU FEB 19 2026  
 
ILC139-173-192200-  
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0010.000000T0000Z-260219T2200Z/  
MOULTRIE-SHELBY-  
346 PM CST THU FEB 19 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CST  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MOULTRIE AND SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTIES...  
 
AT 346 PM CST, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM NEAR WINDSOR TO STEWARDSON, MOVING EAST AT 30 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.  
 
THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF  
SOUTHEASTERN MOULTRIE AND SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTIES, INCLUDING THE  
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... STRASBURG, GAYS, AND TROWBRIDGE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST 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 3929 8848 3926 8866 3938 8864 3944 8860  
3950 8847  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 253DEG 26KT 3941 8856 3927 8861  
 
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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