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WWUS53 KLOT 180044
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
744 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
ILC141-201-180100-
/O.CON.KLOT.SV.W.0091.000000T0000Z-260418T0100Z/
OGLE IL-WINNEBAGO IL-
744 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR OGLE AND WINNEBAGO COUNTIES...
AT 744 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR LOVES PARK TO NEAR CHERRY VALLEY TO NEAR ASHTON,
MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE
TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES,
ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROCKFORD, LOVES PARK, MACHESNEY PARK, ROSCOE, ROCHELLE, SOUTH BELOIT,
ROCKTON, BYRON, OREGON, MOUNT MORRIS, POLO, ROCKFORD AIRPORT, CHERRY
VALLEY, WINNEBAGO, DAVIS JUNCTION, PECATONICA, FORRESTON, HILLCREST,
STILLMAN VALLEY, LOST NATION, NEW MILFORD, CRESTON, LINDENWOOD,
MONROE CENTER, AND LEAF RIVER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 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 4249 8894 4189 8894 4189 8936 4190 8936
4189 8943 4190 8942 4191 8946 4190 8963
4193 8963 4193 8969 4220 8969 4220 8940
4250 8928
TIME...MOT...LOC 0044Z 268DEG 41KT 4234 8894 4218 8896 4192 8920
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
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