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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
858 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
ILC179-180207-
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TAZEWELL-
858 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN 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 4054 8920 4077 8918 4085 8900 4061 8884
TIME...MOT...LOC 0157Z 253DEG 46KT 4063 8911
ILC113-203-180215-
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WOODFORD-MCLEAN-
858 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WOODFORD AND NORTHWESTERN MCLEAN COUNTIES...
AT 857 PM CDT, A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BOTH
TORNADOES AND EXTENSIVE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WAS LOCATED NEAR
CARLOCK, OR 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF 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...
HUDSON AROUND 905 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE PANOLA
AND KAPPA.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 39 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 4 AND 21.
INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 117 AND 122.
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 4054 8920 4077 8918 4085 8900 4061 8884
TIME...MOT...LOC 0157Z 253DEG 46KT 4063 8911
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
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