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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
433 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
ILC017-137-171-172145-
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SCOTT-CASS-MORGAN-
433 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 433 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM MEREDOSIA TO NEAR MURRAYVILLE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60
MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
JACKSONVILLE, SOUTH JACKSONVILLE, AND ARENZVILLE AROUND 440 PM
CDT.
BEARDSTOWN, BLUFF SPRINGS, AND LITERBERRY AROUND 445 PM CDT.
VIRGINIA AROUND 450 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 75.
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 3952 9015
3958 9058 3971 9065
TIME...MOT...LOC 2133Z 210DEG 53KT 3983 9057 3960 9029
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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