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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
553 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
ILC057-095-143-172315-
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FULTON-KNOX-PEORIA-
553 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN FULTON...SOUTHERN KNOX AND WEST CENTRAL PEORIA
COUNTIES...
AT 553 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR YATES CITY, OR
13 MILES NORTH OF CANTON, MOVING NORTH AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
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 THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHERN FULTON, SOUTHERN KNOX AND WEST CENTRAL PEORIA COUNTIES,
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... NORRIS, GILSON, MIDDLE GROVE,
ELLISVILLE, DELONG, AND FIATT.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 64 AND 75.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL AND
WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY, IF ONE IS SPOTTED ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE
OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE, SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.
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 4056 8991 4056 9035 4088 9037 4087 8984
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 200DEG 44KT 4075 9009
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
GEELHART
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