958  
WWUS53 KILX 152349  
SVSILX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL  
649 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
ILC115-152358-  
/O.CAN.KILX.SV.W.0062.000000T0000Z-260316T0000Z/  
MACON-  
649 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MACON COUNTY IS  
CANCELLED...  
 
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED  
AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL AND  
EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4062 8857 4061 8846 3988 8846 3982 8874  
4022 8867 4067 8858  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 270DEG 40KT 4053 8857 3994 8861  
 

 
 
ILC039-113-147-160000-  
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0062.000000T0000Z-260316T0000Z/  
PIATT-DE WITT-MCLEAN-  
649 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT  
FOR PIATT...NORTHEASTERN DE WITT AND SOUTHEASTERN MCLEAN COUNTIES...  
 
AT 648 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM NEAR COLFAX TO NEAR BEMENT, MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...  
MANSFIELD, SAYBROOK, IVESDALE, AND WHITE HEATH AROUND 655 PM CDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE  
ANCHOR, MILMINE, GALESVILLE, CROPSEY, LODGE, AND BELLFLOWER.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 159 AND 173.  
INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 157 AND 168.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL AND  
EAST 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 4062 8857 4061 8846 3988 8846 3982 8874  
4022 8867 4067 8858  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 270DEG 40KT 4053 8857 3994 8861  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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