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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
831 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
ILC125-180141-
/O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0054.000000T0000Z-260418T0200Z/
MASON-
831 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MASON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HASMOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.
LAT...LON 4029 8956 4039 8956 4049 8915 4030 8901
TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 251DEG 50KT 4034 8949
ILC107-113-179-180200-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0054.000000T0000Z-260418T0200Z/
LOGAN-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-
831 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL LOGAN...SOUTHEASTERN TAZEWELL AND SOUTHWESTERN MCLEAN
COUNTIES...
AT 831 PM CDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER EMDEN, OR 14
MILES NORTHEAST OF MASON CITY, MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS 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...
HOPEDALE AND ARMINGTON AROUND 835 PM CDT.
MINIER AROUND 840 PM CDT.
STANFORD AROUND 845 PM CDT.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 155 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 9 AND 17.
INTERSTATE 55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 143 AND 151.
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.
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 4029 8956 4039 8956 4049 8915 4030 8901
TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 251DEG 50KT 4034 8949
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
25
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