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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
513 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
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FULTON-
513 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT
FOR FULTON COUNTY...
AT 512 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER ASTORIA, OR 12
MILES SOUTHWEST OF LEWISTOWN, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. AT 509 PM, QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS
REPORTED IN ASTORIA. AT 5 PM, TREES WERE UPROOTED 3 MILES
NORTHWEST OF BROWNING, IN SCHUYLER COUNTY.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
LEWISTOWN AROUND 520 PM CDT.
CANTON AND ST. DAVID AROUND 535 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE BRYANT,
NORRIS, SMITHFIELD, LIVERPOOL, LITTLE AMERICA, FIATT, BERNADOTTE,
BANNER, DUNFERMLINE, AND DUNCAN MILLS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL AND
WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
THIS STORM IS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY
STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
LAT...LON 4046 9045 4071 9005 4071 8999 4063 8999
4062 8988 4051 8987 4044 8991 4043 8995
4039 8999 4037 9004 4028 9008 4019 9019
4019 9045
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 218DEG 43KT 4025 9031
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
GEELHART
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