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WWUS53 KILX 180159
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
859 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2026
ILC049-180245-
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EFFINGHAM-
859 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR EFFINGHAM
COUNTY...
AT 859 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER ALTAMONT, OR 13 MILES WEST OF EFFINGHAM, MOVING EAST
AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL 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...
ALTAMONT AROUND 905 PM CDT.
WATSON AND HEARTVILLE AROUND 910 PM CDT.
DIETERICH AROUND 920 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
EFFINGHAM COUNTY AIRPORT.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 147 AND 163.
INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 79 AND 97.
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 3898 8881 3917 8880 3914 8836 3891 8836
TIME...MOT...LOC 0159Z 281DEG 46KT 3907 8879
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
ERWIN
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