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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
843 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN WOODFORD COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
EAST CENTRAL TAZEWELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHERN MCLEAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 930 PM CDT.
* AT 843 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BOTH
TORNADOES AND EXTENSIVE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WERE LOCATED NEAR
MINIER, OR 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MORTON, MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
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.
* THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
BLOOMINGTON, NORMAL, AND DANVERS AROUND 850 PM CDT.
HUDSON AND TOWANDA AROUND 900 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
LEXINGTON AND COLFAX.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 39 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 10.
INTERSTATE 55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 159 AND 187.
INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 118 AND 132.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 4062 8858 4061 8846 4054 8846 4042 8936
4051 8941 4076 8883 4076 8859
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 253DEG 50KT 4048 8928
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
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