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WWUS53 KILX 160041
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
741 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
ILC025-049-160051-
/O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-260316T0100Z/
CLAY-EFFINGHAM-
741 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN CLAY AND SOUTHEASTERN EFFINGHAM
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS 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 SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS.
LAT...LON 3908 8836 3915 8830 3898 8805 3885 8832
3885 8836
TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 240DEG 39KT 3888 8833
ILC079-160100-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-260316T0100Z/
JASPER-
741 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
JASPER COUNTY...
AT 741 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BOGOTA, OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEWTON, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
BOGOTA AROUND 745 PM CDT.
NEWTON AROUND 750 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE SAM
PARR STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
LAT...LON 3908 8836 3915 8830 3898 8805 3885 8832
3885 8836
TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 240DEG 39KT 3888 8833
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
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