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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
910 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
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MCLEAN-
910 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MCLEAN COUNTY...
AT 910 PM CDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DOWNS, OR 10
MILES SOUTHEAST OF BLOOMINGTON, MOVING EAST AT 65 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...
SAYBROOK AROUND 920 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
ELLSWORTH, ANCHOR, HOLDER, COOKSVILLE, MORAINE VIEW STATE PARK,
ARROWSMITH, BELLFLOWER, AND CROPSEY.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 141 AND 154.
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 4029 8893 4051 8888 4062 8846 4028 8846
TIME...MOT...LOC 0210Z 251DEG 56KT 4042 8879
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
25
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