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TORILX
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
620 PM CST THU FEB 19 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS...
NORTH CENTRAL CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SOUTHEASTERN EFFINGHAM COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 645 PM CST.
* AT 619 PM CST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BIBLE GROVE, OR 14 MILES SOUTH OF EFFINGHAM,
MOVING EAST AT 35 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...
BOGOTA AROUND 635 PM CST.
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 3889 8853 3895 8854 3909 8823 3888 8817
TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 256DEG 30KT 3893 8847
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
ERWIN
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