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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
924 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
ILC039-113-147-180245-
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PIATT-DE WITT-MCLEAN-
924 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN PIATT...DE WITT AND EASTERN MCLEAN COUNTIES...
AT 924 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTH OF COLFAX TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
SAYBROOK TO NEAR MAROA, MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS. AT 917 PM, POWER POLES WERE
SNAPPED ON THE EAST SIDE OF BLOOMINGTON.
IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE
HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
FARMER CITY, MANSFIELD, SAYBROOK, DE LAND, AND WELDON AROUND 930
PM CDT.
WHITE HEATH AROUND 940 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
CLINTON POWER STATION, WELDON SPRINGS STATE PARK, LANE, COOKSVILLE,
MORAINE VIEW STATE PARK, ARROWSMITH, CROPSEY, ELLSWORTH, ANCHOR, AND
WESTON.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 178 AND 187.
INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 166 AND 173.
INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 145 AND 168.
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 4062 8858 4061 8846 4005 8847 4006 8886
4005 8909 4026 8889 4053 8876 4075 8888
4076 8859
TIME...MOT...LOC 0224Z 269DEG 47KT 4065 8858 4035 8861 4000 8896
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
GEELHART
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