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WWUS53 KILX 152230
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
530 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
ILC021-167-152245-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0058.000000T0000Z-260315T2245Z/
CHRISTIAN-SANGAMON-
530 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN AND CENTRAL SANGAMON COUNTIES...
AT 530 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR SPRINGFIELD TO WHITE OAK, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50
MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE
HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
SPRINGFIELD, ROCHESTER, RIVERTON, KINCAID, DAWSON, AND JEISYVILLE
AROUND 535 PM CDT.
EDINBURG, MECHANICSBURG, AND BUFFALO AROUND 540 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
SANGCHRIS LAKE STATE PARK, SPAULDING, GLENARM, SHARPSBURG, SOUTHERN
VIEW, CLEAR LAKE, BULPITT, LANGLEYVILLE, GRANDVIEW, AND JEROME.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 82 AND 104.
INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 97 AND 117.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
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 3997 8949 3994 8948 3993 8941 3992 8940
3992 8938 3954 8928 3952 8954 3952 8963
3984 8970
TIME...MOT...LOC 2230Z 238DEG 44KT 3979 8961 3953 8957
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
COPPLE
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