996
WWUS53 KILX 180150
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
850 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
ILC017-039-107-113-125-129-167-179-180215-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0133.000000T0000Z-260418T0215Z/
MENARD-LOGAN-SANGAMON-DE WITT-TAZEWELL-CASS-MCLEAN-MASON-
850 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT
FOR MENARD...LOGAN...NORTHERN SANGAMON...WESTERN DE WITT...
SOUTHEASTERN TAZEWELL...SOUTHEASTERN CASS...SOUTHWESTERN MCLEAN AND
SOUTHEASTERN MASON COUNTIES...
AT 849 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR DANVERS TO NEAR MCLEAN TO NEAR SHERMAN, MOVING
EAST AT 60 MPH. SEVERAL SMALL TORNADOES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ALONG THE
LINE AS WELL, AND A NUMBER OF TORNADO WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN EFFECT.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE
HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
BLOOMINGTON, NORMAL, LINCOLN, SHERMAN, ATLANTA, WILLIAMSVILLE,
DANVERS, MCLEAN, WAYNESVILLE, AND ELKHART AROUND 855 PM CDT.
HEYWORTH, MOUNT PULASKI, AND CORNLAND AROUND 900 PM CDT.
WAPELLA, KENNEY, AND CHESTNUT AROUND 905 PM CDT.
CLINTON AND LATHAM AROUND 910 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
SALISBURY, LAWNDALE, DILLON, SHIRLEY, LINCOLNS NEW SALEM, MIDLAND
CITY, HALLSVILLE, CANTRALL, FANCY PRAIRIE, AND BROADWELL.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 155 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 28.
INTERSTATE 39 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 1.
INTERSTATE 55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 103 AND 164.
INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 121 AND 138.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR 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 4026 8886 4005 8906 4005 8915 3996 8915
3992 8922 3987 8923 3988 9000 4057 8956
4058 8902
TIME...MOT...LOC 0149Z 257DEG 54KT 4051 8923 4033 8922 3991 8966
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
GEELHART
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