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WWUS53 KLOT 172155
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
455 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
ILC201-172215-
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WINNEBAGO IL-
455 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
WINNEBAGO COUNTY...
AT 454 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DURAND, OR 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
ROCKTON, MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND BASEBALL SIZE HAIL. SPOTTERS REPORTED A BRIEF
TORNADO NORTH OF PECATONICA.
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,
DURAND, HARRISON, AND SHIRLAND.
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 4231 8934 4250 8937
TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 260DEG 31KT 4239 8920
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.75 IN
YACK
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