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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
543 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
ILC025-162253-
/O.CAN.KILX.SV.W.0207.000000T0000Z-260516T2300Z/
CLAY-
543 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS.
LAT...LON 3857 8814 3860 8816 3860 8824 3885 8818
3895 8795 3885 8795 3885 8791 3857 8791
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 242DEG 40KT 3893 8797 3865 8814
ILC079-159-162300-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0207.000000T0000Z-260516T2300Z/
JASPER-RICHLAND-
543 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN JASPER AND RICHLAND COUNTIES...
AT 543 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR STE. MARIE TO NEAR OLNEY NOBLE AIRPORT, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
OLNEY AROUND 550 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
CALHOUN, DUNDAS, 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 8824 3885 8818
3895 8795 3885 8795 3885 8791 3857 8791
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 242DEG 40KT 3893 8797 3865 8814
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
DEUBELBEISS
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