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WWUS53 KILX 160026 RRA
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
726 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
ILC173-160035-
/O.CAN.KILX.SV.W.0066.000000T0000Z-260316T0100Z/
SHELBY-
726 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY 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
AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
LAT...LON 3948 8796 3948 8801 3918 8801 3917 8847
3940 8847 3965 8816 3965 8806 3968 8806
3968 8798
TIME...MOT...LOC 0025Z 230DEG 51KT 3941 8835 3889 8848
ILC029-035-159-160100-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0066.000000T0000Z-260316T0100Z/
COLES-RICHLAND-CUMBERLAND-
726 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR COLES...RICHLAND AND CUMBERLAND COUNTIES...
AT 725 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR LERNA TO NEAR BIBLE GROVE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60
MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
CHARLESTON, MATTOON, TOLEDO, LERNA, JEWETT, AND JANESVILLE AROUND
730 PM CDT.
GREENUP AND RARDIN AROUND 740 PM CDT.
OAKLAND AND ASHMORE AROUND 745 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE HAZEL
DELL, ETNA, WOODBURY, COLES COUNTY AIRPORT, FAIRGRANGE, TRILLA, LOXA,
FOX RIDGE STATE PARK, BUSHTON, AND PARADISE.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 173 AND 192.
INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 106 AND 126.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR SOUTH 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 3948 8796 3948 8801 3918 8801 3917 8847
3940 8847 3965 8816 3965 8806 3968 8806
3968 8798
TIME...MOT...LOC 0025Z 230DEG 51KT 3941 8835 3889 8848
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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