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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
834 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
ILC057-180142-
/O.CAN.KILX.SV.W.0132.000000T0000Z-260418T0200Z/
FULTON-
834 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL FULTON COUNTY 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 4005 9015 4043 8982 4115 8961
TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 268DEG 43KT 4109 8947 4083 8944 4058 8963 4031
8946 3993 8991
ILC017-123-125-129-143-175-179-203-180200-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0132.000000T0000Z-260418T0200Z/
MARSHALL-MENARD-WOODFORD-STARK-TAZEWELL-CASS-MASON-PEORIA-
834 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
FOR WESTERN MARSHALL...WESTERN MENARD...NORTHWESTERN WOODFORD...
SOUTHEASTERN STARK...CENTRAL TAZEWELL...CASS...CENTRAL MASON AND
EASTERN PEORIA COUNTIES...
AT 832 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR SPARLAND TO NEAR GERMANTOWN HILLS TO PEKIN TO
EMDEN TO NEAR TALLULA, MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. NUMEROUS SMALL
TORNADOES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED ALONG THIS LINE ACROSS TAZEWELL AND
MASON COUNTIES.
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...
EAST PEORIA AND HENRY AROUND 840 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
MOSSVILLE, NORTH PEKIN, LAKE WILDWOOD, HOPEWELL, ALTA, POWERTON,
ATTERBERRY, NORWOOD, OAKFORD, AND LAWN RIDGE.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 474 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 14.
INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 84 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.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
LINCOLN.
LAT...LON 4115 8933 4110 8935 4110 8923 3988 8999
3988 9058 4005 9015 4043 8982 4115 8961
TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 268DEG 43KT 4109 8947 4083 8944 4058 8963 4031
8946 3993 8991
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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