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WWUS53 KILX 262255
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
555 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2026
ILC113-262330-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-260326T2330Z/
MCLEAN-
555 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN MCLEAN COUNTY...
AT 555 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
COLFAX, OR 12 MILES EAST OF BLOOMINGTON, MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
SAYBROOK AROUND 605 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
ELLSWORTH, ANCHOR, HOLDER, COOKSVILLE, MORAINE VIEW STATE PARK,
ARROWSMITH, CROPSEY, AND BELLFLOWER.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 174 AND 178.
INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 145 AND 155.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER, IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
LAT...LON 4064 8858 4062 8857 4061 8846 4028 8846
4028 8884 4066 8887
TIME...MOT...LOC 2255Z 272DEG 48KT 4047 8874
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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