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WWUS53 KLOT 180012
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
712 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
ILC103-180115-
/O.CON.KLOT.SV.W.0092.000000T0000Z-260418T0115Z/
LEE IL-
712 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR LEE COUNTY...
AT 711 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR EMERSON TO NEAR TAMPICO TO NEAR ATKINSON, MOVING
EAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DIXON, AMBOY, FRANKLIN GROVE, ASHTON, PAW PAW, SUBLETTE, WOODHAVEN
LAKES, GRAND DETOUR, LEE, COMPTON, STEWARD, NELSON, WEST BROOKLYN,
HARMON, WOODLAND SHORES, ELDENA, LEE CENTER, AND NACHUSA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 4190 8963 4190 8943 4189 8942 4190 8941
4190 8936 4189 8936 4189 8894 4163 8894
4163 8917 4158 8917 4159 8963
TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 253DEG 42KT 4185 8973 4160 8988 4142 9007
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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