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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
928 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2026
ILC049-180245-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0115.000000T0000Z-260618T0245Z/
EFFINGHAM-
928 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN EFFINGHAM COUNTY...
AT 928 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED SOUTHWEST OF DIETERICH, OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEASTERN EFFINGHAM COUNTY.
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 8854 3910 8848 3909 8836 3891 8836
3891 8837
TIME...MOT...LOC 0228Z 281DEG 45KT 3900 8843
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
ERWIN
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