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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
911 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
ILC113-203-180230-
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WOODFORD-MCLEAN-
911 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WOODFORD AND NORTHEASTERN MCLEAN COUNTIES...
AT 911 PM CDT, A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BOTH
TORNADOES AND EXTENSIVE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LEXINGTON, OR 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF BLOOMINGTON, 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...
COLFAX AROUND 915 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
COOKSVILLE, ANCHOR, WESTON, AND CROPSEY.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 170 AND 187.
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 4049 8888
4069 8899 4076 8883 4076 8859
TIME...MOT...LOC 0211Z 253DEG 50KT 4056 8878
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
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