237  
WUUS53 KLOT 160008  
SVRLOT  
ILC053-105-160130-  
/O.NEW.KLOT.SV.W.0035.250516T0008Z-250516T0130Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE  
708 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2025  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
LIVINGSTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...  
FORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...  
 
* UNTIL 830 PM CDT.  
 
* AT 707 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER TOWANDA, OR  
NEAR NORMAL, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TWO INCH HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT  
CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO  
MOBILE HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
MELVIN, CAMPUS, FORREST, PONTIAC, CULLOM, GIBSON CITY, SIBLEY,  
ROBERTS, FAIRBURY, PIPER CITY, CABERY, STELLE, SAUNEMIN, ELLIOTT,  
KEMPTON, ODELL, EMINGTON, DWIGHT, CHATSWORTH, STRAWN, REDDICK, AND  
PAXTON.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL,  
NORTH CENTRAL, NORTHEASTERN AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4062 8846 4062 8857 4076 8858 4076 8893  
4111 8859 4111 8825 4100 8825 4100 8813  
4040 8812 4040 8846  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 234DEG 44KT 4055 8893  
 
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH  
 
 
 
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