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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
542 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
ILC057-095-143-172315-
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FULTON-KNOX-PEORIA-
542 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN FULTON...SOUTHERN KNOX AND SOUTHWESTERN PEORIA
COUNTIES...
AT 542 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER FAIRVIEW, OR
ABOUT 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF CANTON, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR 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...
FARMINGTON AROUND 545 PM CDT.
ELMWOOD AND YATES CITY AROUND 550 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE NORRIS,
GILSON, FIATT, MIDDLE GROVE, ELLISVILLE, AND DELONG.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 64 AND 77.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL AND
WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
THIS STORM IS PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE DAMAGING HAIL.
SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
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 4054 8988 4053 9035 4088 9037 4087 8980
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 205DEG 44KT 4064 9012
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
GEELHART
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