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WWUS53 KILX 162226
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
526 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
ILC025-079-159-162300-
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JASPER-RICHLAND-CLAY-
526 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN JASPER...RICHLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTIES...
AT 526 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BOGOTA TO NEAR CLAY CITY, MOVING
EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
OLNEY, NOBLE, STE. MARIE, AND OLNEY NOBLE AIRPORT AROUND 530 PM
CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
WAKEFIELD, WENDELIN, CALHOUN, DUNDAS, INGRAHAM, WEST LIBERTY, AND
CLAREMONT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER, IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3857 8814 3860 8816 3860 8840 3885 8835
3895 8795 3885 8795 3885 8791 3857 8791
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 248DEG 39KT 3887 8814 3861 8831
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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