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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
916 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
ILC021-107-115-167-180245-
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LOGAN-CHRISTIAN-SANGAMON-MACON-
916 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN LOGAN...NORTHERN CHRISTIAN...EAST CENTRAL SANGAMON
AND NORTHWESTERN MACON COUNTIES...
AT 916 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM MAROA TO NEAR EDINBURG, MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
DECATUR, FORSYTH, MAROA, HARRISTOWN, WARRENSBURG, ARGENTA,
ILLIOPOLIS, NIANTIC, AND MOUNT AUBURN AROUND 920 PM CDT.
BLUE MOUND AND OREANA AROUND 925 PM CDT.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 115 AND 144.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR 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 4004 8917 4005 8875 3966 8916 3967 8961
TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 265DEG 54KT 4004 8897 3968 8946
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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