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WWUS53 KILX 180047
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
747 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
ILC057-095-180115-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0130.000000T0000Z-260418T0115Z/
FULTON-KNOX-
747 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR FULTON AND KNOX COUNTIES...
AT 746 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR WILLIAMSFIELD TO NEAR IPAVA, MOVING EAST AT 35
MPH. THE GREATEST DAMAGE IS MOST LIKELY ACROSS SOUTHERN FULTON
COUNTY FROM IPAVA TO LEWISTOWN.
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...
LEWISTOWN, FARMINGTON, CUBA, YATES CITY, WILLIAMSFIELD, AND
FAIRVIEW AROUND 750 PM CDT.
CANTON AND 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 51 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 4075 9043 4099 9026
TIME...MOT...LOC 0046Z 264DEG 30KT 4094 9007 4029 9031
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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