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WWUS53 KILX 180255
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
955 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
ILC019-180330-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0061.000000T0000Z-260418T0330Z/
CHAMPAIGN-
955 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY...
AT 955 PM CDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER BONDVILLE, OR
NEAR CHAMPAIGN, MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS 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...
CHAMPAIGN, URBANA, AND SAVOY AROUND 1000 PM CDT.
ST. JOSEPH AROUND 1010 PM CDT.
OGDEN AROUND 1020 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE ROYAL
AND FLATVILLE.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 229 AND 242.
INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 177 AND 182.
INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 175 AND 197.
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 4022 8794 4000 8794 4003 8840 4017 8842
4026 8793 4023 8793
TIME...MOT...LOC 0255Z 258DEG 43KT 4012 8833
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
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