435  
WWUS53 KILX 180020  
SVSILX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL  
720 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
ILC095-175-180030-  
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-260418T0030Z/  
STARK-KNOX-  
720 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR STARK AND  
NORTHEASTERN KNOX COUNTIES...  
 
AT 719 PM CDT, A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BOTH  
TORNADOES AND EXTENSIVE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WAS LOCATED NEAR LA  
FAYETTE, OR NEAR TOULON, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.  
 
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT  
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE  
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS  
LIKELY.  
 
THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL BE NEAR...  
WYOMING AND TOULON AROUND 725 PM CDT.  
CASTLETON AROUND 730 PM CDT.  
BRADFORD AROUND 735 PM CDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE WEST  
JERSEY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST  
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A  
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER  
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4099 9006 4116 9014 4115 8987 4123 8986  
4123 8964 4106 8964  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 246DEG 54KT 4106 8997  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 
 
 
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