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WWUS53 KILX 172304
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
604 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2026
ILC029-041-172330-
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COLES-DOUGLAS-
604 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
COLES AND SOUTHEASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTIES...
AT 604 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR CHARLESTON, 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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
CHARLESTON AND ASHMORE AROUND 610 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE LOXA,
HINDSBORO, BUSHTON, WALNUT POINT STATE PARK, FAIRGRANGE, AND COLES
COUNTY AIRPORT.
THIS ALSO INCLUDES WALNUT POINT STATE PARK.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 191 AND 208.
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 3950 8835 3976 8831 3971 8797 3948 8796
3948 8801 3941 8801
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 281DEG 43KT 3953 8818
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
NMA
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