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WWUS53 KILX 200018
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
618 PM CST THU FEB 19 2026
ILC025-049-200045-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-260220T0045Z/
CLAY-EFFINGHAM-
618 PM CST THU FEB 19 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN CLAY AND SOUTHWESTERN EFFINGHAM COUNTIES...
AT 618 PM CST, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER EDGEWOOD, OR 15
MILES SOUTH OF EFFINGHAM, MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. AT 6:15 PM, A
TORNADO WAS REPORTED NEAR LA CLEDE.
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
NORTHWESTERN CLAY AND SOUTHWESTERN EFFINGHAM COUNTIES, INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... HORD AND EFFINGHAM COUNTY AIRPORT.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 142 AND 153.
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 3891 8874 3897 8874 3909 8849 3884 8848
3884 8870 3891 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 0018Z 256DEG 31KT 3892 8865
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
ERWIN
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