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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
659 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
ILC095-180015-
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KNOX-
659 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR KNOX COUNTY...
AT 658 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR WOODHULL TO KNOXVILLE TO ABINGDON, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE
HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
KNOXVILLE, WATAGA, ONEIDA, AND ALTONA AROUND 705 PM CDT.
VICTORIA AROUND 710 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
GILSON, DAHINDA, GALESBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, DELONG, AND EAST
GALESBURG.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 34 AND 68.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL,
NORTH CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
LINCOLN.
INTENSE THUNDERSTORM LINES CAN PRODUCE BRIEF TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. IT IS BEST TO MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. THESE STORMS MAY
CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE.
LAT...LON 4115 8998 4071 8999 4072 9044 4115 9044
TIME...MOT...LOC 2358Z 242DEG 29KT 4115 9026 4091 9031 4080 9039
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
GEELHART
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