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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
609 PM CDT THU APR 2 2026
ILC103-141-022345-
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LEE IL-OGLE IL-
609 PM CDT THU APR 2 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT
FOR WESTERN LEE AND SOUTHWESTERN OGLE COUNTIES...
AT 609 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR POLO TO NEAR STERLING TO NEAR TAMPICO, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE
TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES,
ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
DIXON, MOUNT MORRIS, AND POLO AROUND 615 PM CDT.
OREGON AND LOST NATION AROUND 620 PM CDT.
FRANKLIN GROVE AROUND 630 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
NELSON, ELDENA, WOOSUNG, GRAND DETOUR, HARMON, NACHUSA, AND WOODLAND
SHORES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 4198 8969 4210 8931 4166 8930 4162 8963
4193 8963 4193 8969
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 236DEG 48KT 4194 8960 4180 8961 4167 8974
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
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