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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
932 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
ILC113-180245-
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MCLEAN-
932 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MCLEAN COUNTY...
AT 932 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SAYBROOK, OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GIBSON CITY,
MOVING EAST AT 55 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEASTERN MCLEAN COUNTY, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
ANCHOR, ARROWSMITH, CROPSEY, AND BELLFLOWER.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 NEAR MILE MARKER 154.
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 4029 8872 4059 8857 4062 8846 4028 8846
TIME...MOT...LOC 0232Z 263DEG 47KT 4038 8847
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
25
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