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WFUS53 KILX 192239
TORILX
ILC033-192315-
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
439 PM CST THU FEB 19 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL CRAWFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 515 PM CST.
* AT 439 PM CST, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER PALESTINE, OR 8
MILES EAST OF ROBINSON, MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND PING PONG 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
EAST CENTRAL CRAWFORD COUNTY, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
CRAWFORD COUNTY AIRPORT AND MEROM.
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 3893 8768 3901 8771 3906 8758 3906 8757
3904 8758 3903 8757 3900 8758 3899 8756
3899 8758 3897 8753 3896 8751 3893 8751
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 249DEG 35KT 3897 8759
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
DEUBELBEISS
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