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WFUS53 KLOT 180146
TORLOT
ILC099-105-180245-
/O.NEW.KLOT.TO.W.0024.260418T0146Z-260418T0245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
846 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN LIVINGSTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SOUTHERN LA SALLE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 945 PM CDT.
* AT 846 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BOTH
TORNADOES AND EXTENSIVE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR WASHBURN TO NEAR MACKINAW TO
ARMINGTON, 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.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FLANAGAN, CORNELL AND PONTIAC.
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.
THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 4076 8858 4075 8893 4093 8893 4093 8905
4110 8905 4110 8916 4115 8916 4137 8859
TIME...MOT...LOC 0146Z 257DEG 41KT 4094 8922 4057 8940 4033 8933
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
BIRK
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