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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
856 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
ILC179-180205-
/O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-260418T0230Z/
TAZEWELL-
856 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL TAZEWELL COUNTY 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 4062 8858 4061 8846 4054 8846 4043 8926
4057 8927 4076 8883 4076 8859
TIME...MOT...LOC 0155Z 256DEG 48KT 4049 8907
ILC113-203-180230-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-260418T0230Z/
WOODFORD-MCLEAN-
856 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WOODFORD AND NORTHERN MCLEAN COUNTIES...
AT 855 PM CDT, A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BOTH
TORNADOES AND EXTENSIVE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WAS LOCATED NEAR
NORMAL, MOVING EAST AT 55 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 AND NORMAL AROUND 900 PM CDT.
TOWANDA AROUND 905 PM CDT.
COLFAX AROUND 920 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
COOKSVILLE, ANCHOR, WESTON, CROPSEY, KAPPA, AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS
REGIONAL AIRPORT.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 39 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 10.
INTERSTATE 55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 158 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 4043 8926
4057 8927 4076 8883 4076 8859
TIME...MOT...LOC 0155Z 256DEG 48KT 4049 8907
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
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