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WWUS53 KILX 172325
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
625 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2026
ILC029-041-139-147-180000-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0286.000000T0000Z-260618T0000Z/
COLES-MOULTRIE-PIATT-DOUGLAS-
625 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN COLES...NORTHEASTERN MOULTRIE...SOUTHERN PIATT AND
SOUTHWESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTIES...
AT 623 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ARTHUR, OR 7
MILES NORTHEAST OF SULLIVAN, MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR LOVINGTON, CADWELL, ARTHUR, AND
SULLIVAN!
HAZARD...80 MPH WIND GUSTS AND BASEBALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED. EXPECT
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
ARTHUR AROUND 630 PM CDT.
ARCOLA AND HUMBOLDT AROUND 635 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
CHESTERVILLE, LOXA, BOURBON, CADWELL, COLES COUNTY AIRPORT, AND
GARRETT.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 190 AND 211.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL AND
EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH TORNADO LIKE WIND
SPEEDS EXPECTED. MOBILE HOMES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE
ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND MAY BE
OVERTURNED. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE
SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE.
LAT...LON 3959 8872 3972 8866 3980 8858 3979 8817
3946 8823
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 282DEG 46KT 3970 8854
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...80 MPH
ERWIN
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