033  
WWUS53 KILX 262330  
SVSILX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL  
630 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2026  
 
ILC019-270000-  
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0089.000000T0000Z-260327T0000Z/  
CHAMPAIGN-  
630 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT  
FOR NORTHEASTERN CHAMPAIGN COUNTY...  
 
AT 630 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER RANTOUL, MOVING  
EAST AT 50 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED.  
 
THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...  
GIFFORD AROUND 635 PM CDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE ROYAL,  
FLATVILLE, AND PENFIELD.  
 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 244 AND 253.  
 
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 4022 8794 4016 8795 4022 8824 4035 8822  
4038 8793 4023 8793  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 272DEG 42KT 4029 8812  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH  
 

 
 
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