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WWUS53 KLOT 172134
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
434 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
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WINNEBAGO IL-
434 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
WINNEBAGO COUNTY...
AT 433 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR ROCK CITY, OR 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF FREEPORT, MOVING
EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND BASEBALL SIZE HAIL. WEBCAM IN DAKOTA, ILLINOIS
SHOWING LARGE HAIL UPWARDS OF BASEBALL SIZE.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROCKFORD, BELOIT, LOVES PARK, MACHESNEY PARK, ROSCOE, SOUTH BELOIT,
ROCKTON, PECATONICA, DURAND, HARRISON, SHIRLAND, AND LAKE SUMMERSET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
LAT...LON 4250 8894 4236 8894 4226 8940 4250 8940
TIME...MOT...LOC 2133Z 258DEG 34KT 4236 8944
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.75 IN
YACK
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