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WWUS53 KILX 180121
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
821 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
ILC095-169-180130-
/O.CAN.KILX.SV.W.0132.000000T0000Z-260418T0200Z/
KNOX-SCHUYLER-
821 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN KNOX AND SOUTHEASTERN
SCHUYLER COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL,
NORTH CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
LAT...LON 4115 8933 4110 8935 4110 8923 3988 8999
3988 9058 3997 9051 4027 8999 4115 8987
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 258DEG 59KT 4106 8963 4080 8960 4055 8979 4023
8973 3990 9006
ILC017-057-123-125-129-143-175-179-203-180200-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0132.000000T0000Z-260418T0200Z/
MARSHALL-MENARD-WOODFORD-FULTON-STARK-TAZEWELL-CASS-MASON-PEORIA-
821 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
FOR MARSHALL...WESTERN MENARD...NORTHWESTERN WOODFORD...EAST CENTRAL
FULTON...SOUTHEASTERN STARK...WESTERN TAZEWELL...CASS...MASON AND
PEORIA COUNTIES...
AT 820 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM CAMP GROVE TO NEAR SPRING BAY TO NEAR GLASFORD TO
NEAR MASON CITY TO NEAR ASHLAND, MOVING EAST AT 70 MPH. THERE HAVE
ALSO BEEN NUMEROUS EMBEDDED TORNADOES WITHIN THIS LINE.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE
HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
PEORIA, PEKIN, EAST PEORIA, CHILLICOTHE, LACON, BARTONVILLE, CREVE
COEUR, WEST PEORIA, GERMANTOWN HILLS, AND MARQUETTE HEIGHTS AROUND
825 PM CDT.
HENRY AROUND 830 PM CDT.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 474 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 14.
INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 73 AND 98.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL,
NORTH CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING WIDESPREAD
WIND DAMAGE. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
LINCOLN.
INTENSE THUNDERSTORM LINES CAN PRODUCE BRIEF TORNADOES AND WIDESPREAD
SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY, 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 8933 4110 8935 4110 8923 3988 8999
3988 9058 3997 9051 4027 8999 4115 8987
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 258DEG 59KT 4106 8963 4080 8960 4055 8979 4023
8973 3990 9006
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
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