633  
WWUS53 KILX 172132  
SVSILX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL  
432 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2026  
 
ILC107-129-167-172200-  
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0099.000000T0000Z-260617T2200Z/  
MENARD-LOGAN-SANGAMON-  
432 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2026  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN  
MENARD...SOUTHERN LOGAN AND NORTHERN SANGAMON COUNTIES...  
 
AT 431 PM CDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS NEAR SALISBURY MOVING EAST AT  
55 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.  
 
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 TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...  
SPRINGFIELD, SHERMAN, RIVERTON, WILLIAMSVILLE, AND ILLINOIS STATE  
FAIRGROUNDS AROUND 435 PM CDT.  
DAWSON AND BUFFALO AROUND 440 PM CDT.  
CORNLAND AROUND 445 PM CDT.  
ILLIOPOLIS AROUND 450 PM CDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE  
SALISBURY, LINCOLNS NEW SALEM, SPAULDING, CANTRALL, AND FANCY  
PRAIRIE.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
INTERSTATE 55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 99 AND 113.  
INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 107 AND 124.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TO REPEAT, A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4005 8996 3999 8921 3992 8922 3982 8922  
3981 8923 3982 8925 3977 8931 3990 8998  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 275DEG 48KT 3990 8965  
 
TORNADO...OBSERVED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN  
 
 
 
NMA  
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