320  
WWUS53 KILX 200042  
SVSILX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL  
642 PM CST THU FEB 19 2026  
 
ILC025-049-079-200100-  
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0017.000000T0000Z-260220T0100Z/  
JASPER-CLAY-EFFINGHAM-  
642 PM CST THU FEB 19 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN JASPER...NORTH CENTRAL CLAY AND SOUTHEASTERN  
EFFINGHAM COUNTIES...  
 
AT 641 PM CST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WHEELER, OR  
NEAR NEWTON, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO  
ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
WHEELER AND BOGOTA.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL  
AND SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS.  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3891 8852 3897 8852 3910 8823 3888 8816  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 248DEG 28KT 3900 8827  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
ERWIN  
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