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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
953 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
ILC147-180302-
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PIATT-
953 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL PIATT 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 EAST CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.
LAT...LON 4022 8794 4000 8794 4000 8846 4017 8846
4026 8793 4023 8793
TIME...MOT...LOC 0252Z 266DEG 43KT 4009 8836
ILC019-180330-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0061.000000T0000Z-260418T0330Z/
CHAMPAIGN-
953 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY...
AT 952 PM CDT, A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BOTH
TORNADOES AND EXTENSIVE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WAS LOCATED OVER
BONDVILLE, OR NEAR CHAMPAIGN, 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.
THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
CHAMPAIGN, URBANA, SAVOY, AND WILLARD AIRPORT AROUND 1000 PM CDT.
ST. JOSEPH AROUND 1010 PM CDT.
OGDEN AROUND 1015 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE ROYAL
AND FLATVILLE.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 227 AND 243.
INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 174 AND 182.
INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 174 AND 197.
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 4022 8794 4000 8794 4000 8846 4017 8846
4026 8793 4023 8793
TIME...MOT...LOC 0252Z 266DEG 43KT 4009 8836
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
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