234  
WWUS53 KILX 181500  
SVSILX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL  
1000 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
ILC029-041-045-181530-  
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0211.000000T0000Z-260518T1530Z/  
COLES-EDGAR-DOUGLAS-  
1000 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM CDT  
FOR EASTERN COLES...SOUTHWESTERN EDGAR AND SOUTHEASTERN DOUGLAS  
COUNTIES...  
 
AT 959 AM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED ABOUT 3  
MILES EAST OF CHARLESTON, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...  
ASHMORE AROUND 1005 AM CDT.  
KANSAS AROUND 1010 AM CDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE REDMON,  
ISABEL, BUSHTON, WALNUT POINT STATE PARK, FAIRGRANGE, AND BORTON.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3948 8799 3948 8801 3947 8801 3942 8813  
3962 8820 3973 8797 3959 8771  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1459Z 228DEG 36KT 3948 8809  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
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