941  
WWUS53 KILX 200049  
SVSILX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL  
649 PM CST THU FEB 19 2026  
 
ILC101-159-200115-  
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0019.000000T0000Z-260220T0115Z/  
LAWRENCE-RICHLAND-  
649 PM CST THU FEB 19 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CST  
FOR WESTERN LAWRENCE AND SOUTHEASTERN RICHLAND COUNTIES...  
 
AT 649 PM CST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SUMNER, OR 8  
MILES SOUTHEAST OF OLNEY, MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...  
SUMNER AROUND 655 PM CST.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE  
CLAREMONT, CALHOUN, AND RED HILLS STATE PARK.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FOR SOUTHEASTERN  
ILLINOIS.  
 
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY  
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE  
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3861 8806 3875 8802 3878 8791 3881 8781  
3862 8775 3861 8791  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0049Z 257DEG 34KT 3867 8794  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
ERWIN  
 
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