070  
WWUS83 KILX 190626  
SPSILX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL  
126 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2026  
 
ILZ027-036-190700-  
KNOX-FULTON-  
126 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2026  
 
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN FULTON AND KNOX  
COUNTIES THROUGH 200 AM CDT...  
 
AT 125 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG  
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR VIOLA TO NEAR LITTLE SWAN LAKE. MOVEMENT  
WAS NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
GALESBURG, ABINGDON, KNOXVILLE, WATAGA, AVON, ONEIDA, ALTONA, LONDON  
MILLS, MAQUON, HENDERSON, RIO, ST. AUGUSTINE, EAST GALESBURG, GILSON,  
DELONG, AND GALESBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.  
 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 34 AND 60.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4115 9011 4069 9014 4066 9045 4115 9044  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0625Z 238DEG 49KT 4117 9053 4070 9054  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 
 
 
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