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WWUS53 KILX 160020
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
720 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
ILC113-147-160029-
/O.CAN.KILX.SV.W.0064.000000T0000Z-260316T0100Z/
PIATT-MCLEAN-
720 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PIATT AND
SOUTHEASTERN MCLEAN COUNTIES 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 EAST CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.
LAT...LON 3988 8794 3988 8819 4040 8832 4040 8794
TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 235DEG 47KT 4051 8821 4006 8817
ILC019-160100-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0064.000000T0000Z-260316T0100Z/
CHAMPAIGN-
720 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN CHAMPAIGN COUNTY...
AT 719 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF PAXTON TO NEAR URBANA, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
RANTOUL, ST. JOSEPH, AND GIFFORD AROUND 725 PM CDT.
OGDEN AROUND 730 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE ROYAL,
LUDLOW, LONGVIEW, FLATVILLE, PENFIELD, AND DEWEY.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 240 AND 257.
INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 181 AND 197.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR 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 3988 8794 3988 8819 4040 8832 4040 8794
TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 235DEG 47KT 4051 8821 4006 8817
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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