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WWUS53 KLOT 160135
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
835 PM CDT WED APR 15 2026
ILC201-160200-
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WINNEBAGO IL-
835 PM CDT WED APR 15 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN WINNEBAGO COUNTY...
AT 835 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ROCKFORD,
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF
PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN WINNEBAGO AND THE WEST SIDE
OF ROCKFORD.
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, AND CHERRY VALLEY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY, IF ONE IS SPOTTED ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE
OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE, SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.
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
4236 8923 4244 8907
TIME...MOT...LOC 0135Z 249DEG 34KT 4232 8911
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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