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WWUS53 KLOT 172144
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
444 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
ILC201-172215-
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WINNEBAGO IL-
444 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
WINNEBAGO COUNTY...
AT 444 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR DURAND, OR 13 MILES WEST OF ROCKTON, MOVING EAST AT
40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND BASEBALL SIZE HAIL.
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...
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 4230 8940 4250 8940
TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 259DEG 36KT 4238 8931
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.75 IN
YACK
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