309  
WWUS53 KILX 200055  
SVSILX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL  
655 PM CST THU FEB 19 2026  
 
ILC025-049-200104-  
/O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-260220T0130Z/  
CLAY-EFFINGHAM-  
655 PM CST THU FEB 19 2026  
 
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL CLAY AND SOUTHEASTERN  
EFFINGHAM COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...  
 
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT  
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FOR SOUTHEASTERN  
ILLINOIS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3893 8835 3902 8836 3907 8823 3891 8818  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0054Z 262DEG 29KT 3896 8828  
 

 
 
ILC079-200130-  
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-260220T0130Z/  
JASPER-  
655 PM CST THU FEB 19 2026  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CST FOR  
SOUTHWESTERN JASPER COUNTY...  
 
AT 654 PM CST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED NEAR BOGOTA, OR NEAR NEWTON, MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER 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 700 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 3893 8835 3902 8836 3907 8823 3891 8818  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0054Z 262DEG 29KT 3896 8828  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
 

 
 
ERWIN  
 
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