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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
502 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2026
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MACON-
502 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL MACON COUNTY...
AT 502 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR OREANA, OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF DECATUR, MOVING EAST
AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
EAST CENTRAL MACON COUNTY, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
OAKLEY.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 144 AND 150.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3989 8893 3996 8891 3997 8874 3983 8875
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 272DEG 45KT 3992 8882
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
ERWIN
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