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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
500 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
ILC201-172215-
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WINNEBAGO IL-
500 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
WINNEBAGO COUNTY...
AT 459 PM CDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ROCKTON, MOVING
EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND BASEBALL SIZE HAIL. SPOTTERS REPORT A
TORNADO ON THE GROUND SOUTH OF HARRISON, ILLINOIS.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
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...
TO REPEAT, A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 4232 8930 4250 8934
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 257DEG 36KT 4240 8914
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.75 IN
YACK
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