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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1009 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
ILC019-180330-
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CHAMPAIGN-
1009 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL CHAMPAIGN COUNTY...
AT 1009 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR ST. JOSEPH, OR NEAR URBANA, 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...
ST. JOSEPH AROUND 1015 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE ROYAL.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 184 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 4001 8794 4002 8819 4021 8820 4026 8793
4023 8793 4022 8794
TIME...MOT...LOC 0309Z 254DEG 45KT 4015 8811
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
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