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WWUS53 KILX 180048
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
748 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
ILC057-180100-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-260418T0100Z/
FULTON-
748 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
FULTON COUNTY...
AT 748 PM CDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR IPAVA, OR 9 MILES
NORTHWEST OF LEWISTOWN, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
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.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CUBA AROUND 755 PM CDT.
FAIRVIEW AROUND 800 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
BRYANT, NORRIS, SMITHFIELD, LITTLE AMERICA, FIATT, BERNADOTTE,
BANNER, DUNFERMLINE, AND MARIETTA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT, A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
THIS CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 4050 9039 4071 9006 4071 8999 4063 8998
4062 8988 4051 8987 4044 8991 4037 9035
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 224DEG 48KT 4045 9032
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
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