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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
910 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2026
ILC049-180245-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0115.000000T0000Z-260618T0245Z/
EFFINGHAM-
910 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
EFFINGHAM COUNTY...
AT 909 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED JUST WEST OF WATSON, OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EFFINGHAM,
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...
WATSON AND HEARTVILLE AROUND 915 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 158.
INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 81 AND 92.
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 8878 3912 8873 3909 8836 3891 8836
3897 8873
TIME...MOT...LOC 0209Z 281DEG 44KT 3904 8866
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
ERWIN
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