263  
WWUS53 KLOT 160031  
SVSLOT  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE  
731 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2025  
 
ILC053-105-160130-  
/O.CON.KLOT.SV.W.0035.000000T0000Z-250516T0130Z/  
LIVINGSTON IL-FORD IL-  
731 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2025  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT  
FOR LIVINGSTON AND FORD COUNTIES...  
 
AT 730 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FAIRBURY,  
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.  
 
THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM ESPECIALLY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LIVINGSTON  
COUNTY.  
 
HAZARD...BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS. THE BIGGEST HAIL  
WILL GO THROUGH CENTRAL LIVINGSTON COUNTY.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE SEVERELY INJURED.  
EXPECT SHATTERED WINDOWS, EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO ROOFS,  
SIDING, AND VEHICLES.  
 
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...  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL,  
NORTHEASTERN AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4062 8846 4062 8857 4076 8858 4076 8874  
4111 8849 4111 8825 4100 8825 4100 8813  
4040 8812 4040 8846  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 234DEG 44KT 4073 8861  
 
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH  
 
 
 
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