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WWUS53 KILX 172311
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
611 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2026
ILC115-139-147-172345-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0285.000000T0000Z-260617T2345Z/
MOULTRIE-PIATT-MACON-
611 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN MOULTRIE...SOUTHWESTERN PIATT AND SOUTHEASTERN MACON
COUNTIES...
AT 611 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DALTON CITY, OR
11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DECATUR, MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...TWO INCH HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. AT 6:09 PM, THE EMERGENCY MANAGER
REPORTED SEVERAL POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS MACON COUNTY.
ADDITIONALLY, HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS WAS REPORTED
ACROSS DECATUR.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO
MOBILE HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.
THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
LOVINGTON AROUND 615 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE HERVEY
CITY, LA PLACE, AND LAKE CITY.
THIS ALSO INCLUDES SPITLER WOODS STATE NATURAL AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3970 8898 3984 8885 3984 8860 3961 8864
3961 8865
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 279DEG 47KT 3977 8876
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
ERWIN
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