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WWUS53 KILX 180137
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
837 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
ILC125-129-180147-
/O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0055.000000T0000Z-260418T0200Z/
MENARD-MASON-
837 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MENARD AND EASTERN MASON
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED 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 4020 8915 4003 8915 4005 8958 4009 8958
4009 8960 4015 8960
TIME...MOT...LOC 0137Z 269DEG 42KT 4010 8954
ILC107-180200-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0055.000000T0000Z-260418T0200Z/
LOGAN-
837 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
LOGAN COUNTY...
AT 837 PM CDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER MIDDLETOWN, OR 9
MILES WEST OF LINCOLN, MOVING EAST AT 50 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...
LINCOLN AROUND 840 PM CDT.
CHESTNUT AND BEASON AROUND 855 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
BROADWELL.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 117 AND 126.
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.
LAT...LON 4020 8915 4003 8915 4005 8958 4009 8958
4009 8960 4015 8960
TIME...MOT...LOC 0137Z 269DEG 42KT 4010 8954
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
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