429  
WWUS53 KLOT 180018  
SVSLOT  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE  
718 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
ILC007-201-180045-  
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-260418T0045Z/  
WINNEBAGO IL-BOONE IL-  
718 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR  
NORTHEASTERN WINNEBAGO AND NORTHERN BOONE COUNTIES...  
 
AT 717 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED NEAR ROSCOE, MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO.  
 
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.  
 
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...  
POPLAR GROVE, CANDLEWICK LAKE, AND CAPRON AROUND 725 PM CDT.  
 
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 4249 8871 4234 8871 4232 8906 4250 8912  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 271DEG 40KT 4241 8894  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
 
 
 
YACK  
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