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WWUS53 KLOT 160126
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
826 PM CDT WED APR 15 2026
ILC201-160200-
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WINNEBAGO IL-
826 PM CDT WED APR 15 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
FOR WINNEBAGO COUNTY...
AT 826 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER WINNEBAGO, OR 8
MILES WEST OF ROCKFORD, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROCKFORD, LOVES PARK, MACHESNEY PARK, ROSCOE, ROCKTON, ROCKFORD
AIRPORT, CHERRY VALLEY, AND WINNEBAGO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 4244 8894 4220 8894 4220 8917 4221 8917
4220 8927 4233 8930 4244 8907
TIME...MOT...LOC 0126Z 251DEG 26KT 4227 8923
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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