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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
917 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
ILC107-180227-
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LOGAN-
917 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL LOGAN 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 AND
EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
LAT...LON 3990 8908 4029 8888 4030 8846 3988 8846
TIME...MOT...LOC 0217Z 266DEG 45KT 4009 8890
ILC039-113-115-147-180245-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-260418T0245Z/
PIATT-DE WITT-MCLEAN-MACON-
917 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
..A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR PIATT
CENTRAL DE WITT...SOUTHEASTERN MCLEAN AND NORTHEASTERN MACON
COUNTIES...
AT 917 PM CDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MAROA, OR NEAR
CLINTON, MOVING EAST AT 50 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...
WELDON AROUND 920 PM CDT.
DE LAND AROUND 930 PM CDT.
WHITE HEATH AROUND 935 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
MILMINE, CLINTON POWER STATION, WELDON SPRINGS STATE PARK, LANE, DE
WITT, GALESVILLE, AND LODGE.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 139 AND 173.
INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 154 AND 168.
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.
THIS CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3990 8908 4029 8888 4030 8846 3988 8846
TIME...MOT...LOC 0217Z 266DEG 45KT 4009 8890
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
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