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WWUS53 KILX 172138
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
438 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2026
ILC107-129-167-172200-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0099.000000T0000Z-260617T2200Z/
MENARD-LOGAN-SANGAMON-
438 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MENARD...SOUTHERN LOGAN AND NORTHEASTERN SANGAMON
COUNTIES...
AT 438 PM CDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NORTH OF SPRINGFIELD
CAPITAL AIRPORT, MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 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...
MECHANICSBURG, DAWSON, AND BUFFALO AROUND 445 PM CDT.
ILLIOPOLIS AROUND 455 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE FANCY
PRAIRIE, SPAULDING, AND CANTRALL.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 100 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 3985 8972 4003 8970 3999 8921 3992 8922
3982 8922 3981 8923 3982 8925 3977 8931
TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 277DEG 38KT 3986 8955
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
NMA
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