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WWUS53 KILX 180035
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
735 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
ILC057-095-180115-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0130.000000T0000Z-260418T0115Z/
FULTON-KNOX-
735 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR FULTON AND KNOX COUNTIES...
AT 734 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR ELMIRA TO NEAR BRIMFIELD TO NEAR LONDON MILLS TO
NEAR INDUSTRY, MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. THE STRONGEST PORTION OF THE
LINE OF STORMS WILL BE MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN FULTON COUNTY.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE
HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
FARMINGTON, YATES CITY, VERMONT, FAIRVIEW, AND IPAVA AROUND 740 PM
CDT.
CUBA AROUND 745 PM CDT.
CANTON AND LEWISTOWN AROUND 750 PM CDT.
ST. DAVID AROUND 755 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
BRYANT, NORRIS, LIVERPOOL, BERNADOTTE, ELLISVILLE, GILSON,
DUNFERMLINE, DUNCAN MILLS, SMITHFIELD, AND MARIETTA.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 42 AND 67.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL AND
WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
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 8999 4039 9000 4037 9004 4029 9008
4028 9045 4099 9042 4115 9018
TIME...MOT...LOC 0034Z 265DEG 39KT 4115 8978 4088 8983 4063 9031 4030
9055
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
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