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WWUS53 KILX 160005 RRA
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
705 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
ILC139-160014-
/O.CAN.KILX.SV.W.0063.000000T0000Z-260316T0015Z/
MOULTRIE-
705 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR MOULTRIE 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 SOUTH
CENTRAL, CENTRAL, SOUTHEASTERN AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
LAT...LON 3917 8819 3917 8847 3922 8847 3922 8866
3946 8845 3968 8842 3987 8849 3989 8846
3988 8845 3988 8821
TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 262DEG 25KT 3994 8839 3912 8853
ILC029-035-041-147-173-160015-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0063.000000T0000Z-260316T0015Z/
COLES-SHELBY-PIATT-CUMBERLAND-DOUGLAS-
705 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR WESTERN COLES...SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY...SOUTHEASTERN PIATT...
CUMBERLAND AND WESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTIES...
AT 704 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR SADORUS TO EFFINGHAM, MOVING EAST AT 30 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...
MATTOON, TUSCOLA, ARCOLA, NEOGA, HUMBOLDT, AND COOKS MILL AROUND
710 PM CDT.
LERNA AROUND 715 PM CDT.
CHARLESTON, TOLEDO, JEWETT, AND JANESVILLE AROUND 725 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
CHESTERVILLE, TROWBRIDGE, ETNA, WOODBURY, COLES COUNTY AIRPORT,
GARRETT, TRILLA, LOXA, SIGEL, AND BOURBON.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 169 AND 217.
INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 105 AND 115.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL, CENTRAL, SOUTHEASTERN 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 3917 8819 3917 8847 3922 8847 3922 8866
3946 8845 3968 8842 3987 8849 3989 8846
3988 8845 3988 8821
TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 262DEG 25KT 3994 8839 3912 8853
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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