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WWUS53 KILX 200029
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
629 PM CST THU FEB 19 2026
ILC025-049-200045-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-260220T0045Z/
CLAY-EFFINGHAM-
629 PM CST THU FEB 19 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CST FOR NORTH
CENTRAL CLAY AND SOUTH CENTRAL EFFINGHAM COUNTIES...
AT 629 PM CST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MASON, OR 12 MILES SOUTH OF EFFINGHAM, MOVING EAST
AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR 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.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MASON AND HORD.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 148 AND 150.
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 8862 3898 8863 3904 8849 3888 8848
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 256DEG 26KT 3894 8856
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
ERWIN
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