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WWUS53 KILX 172333
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
633 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2026
ILC147-172343-
/O.CAN.KILX.SV.W.0286.000000T0000Z-260618T0000Z/
PIATT-
633 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN PIATT COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL AND
EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
LAT...LON 3956 8862 3980 8842 3979 8817 3946 8823
TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 284DEG 44KT 3967 8844
ILC029-041-139-180000-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0286.000000T0000Z-260618T0000Z/
COLES-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-
633 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN COLES...EAST CENTRAL MOULTRIE AND SOUTHWESTERN
DOUGLAS COUNTIES...
AT 633 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ARTHUR, OR 7
MILES WEST OF ARCOLA, MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR ARTHUR, CHESTERVILLE, COOKS MILLS,
AND ALLENVILLE.
HAZARD...80 MPH WIND GUSTS AND BASEBALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
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...
ARCOLA AND HUMBOLDT AROUND 640 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
CHESTERVILLE, LOXA, BOURBON, 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 3956 8862 3980 8842 3979 8817 3946 8823
TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 284DEG 44KT 3967 8844
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...80 MPH
ERWIN
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