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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
424 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
ILC017-137-171-172145-
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SCOTT-CASS-MORGAN-
424 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT
FOR SCOTT...SOUTHERN CASS AND MORGAN COUNTIES...
AT 424 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR GRIGGSVILLE TO ROODHOUSE TO NEAR GREENFIELD,
MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS. AT 415 PM, A 61 MPH WIND GUST WAS
REPORTED AT THE PITTSFIELD AIRPORT.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
WINCHESTER, BLUFFS, MURRAYVILLE, MANCHESTER, AND NAPLES AROUND 430
PM CDT.
MEREDOSIA, WOODSON, AND CHAPIN AROUND 435 PM CDT.
JACKSONVILLE AND SOUTH JACKSONVILLE AROUND 440 PM CDT.
ARENZVILLE AROUND 445 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
PRENTICE, NORTONVILLE, MERRITT, LYNNVILLE, EXETER, JACKSONVILLE
MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CONCORD, PHILADELPHIA, AND VALLEY CITY.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 43 AND 79.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR WEST 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.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
LINCOLN.
LAT...LON 3983 9057 3987 9059 3992 9054 3999 9051
4002 9043 4007 9042 3988 9001 3972 8999
3957 8993 3952 8993 3952 9058 3958 9058
3971 9065
TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 200DEG 40KT 3970 9068 3949 9036 3935 9029
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
GEELHART
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