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WWUS53 KILX 180043
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
743 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
ILC017-057-125-137-169-171-180100-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0131.000000T0000Z-260418T0100Z/
SCOTT-FULTON-CASS-SCHUYLER-MASON-MORGAN-
743 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN SCOTT...SOUTHWESTERN FULTON...CASS...SCHUYLER...
SOUTHWESTERN MASON AND NORTHWESTERN MORGAN COUNTIES...
AT 743 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR VERMONT TO NEAR MEREDOSIA, MOVING EAST AT 50
MPH. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS REPORTED NEAR INDUSTRY IN MCDONOUGH
COUNTY, AND THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY 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...
BEARDSTOWN, MEREDOSIA, BLUFF SPRINGS, AND BROWNING AROUND 750 PM
CDT.
HAVANA, ARENZVILLE, AND BATH AROUND 755 PM CDT.
VIRGINIA AND CHANDLERVILLE AROUND 800 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
CAMDEN, FREDERICK, BLUFF CITY, CONCORD, RAY, SNICARTE, AND
PHILADELPHIA.
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 4012 9082 4028 9070 4027 9045 4029 9045
4030 9006 3978 9011 3979 9060 3983 9057
3987 9059 3997 9051 3999 9052 3998 9060
4003 9061 4003 9062 4005 9068 4008 9067
4008 9070 4011 9071
TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 269DEG 44KT 4028 9037 3987 9066
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
GEELHART
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