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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
930 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
ILC039-113-115-147-180245-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-260418T0245Z/
PIATT-DE WITT-MCLEAN-MACON-
930 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
PIATT...EASTERN DE WITT...SOUTHEASTERN MCLEAN AND NORTHEASTERN MACON
COUNTIES...
AT 929 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR DE LAND, OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF MONTICELLO, MOVING
EAST AT 50 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.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
MONTICELLO, DE LAND, AND WHITE HEATH AROUND 935 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE DE
WITT, GALESVILLE, AND LODGE.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 153 AND 173.
INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 155 AND 168.
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.
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 3998 8885 4029 8876 4030 8846 3997 8846
TIME...MOT...LOC 0229Z 272DEG 45KT 4008 8869
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
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