158  
WWUS53 KLOT 180211 RRA  
SVSLOT  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE  
911 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
ILC099-105-180245-  
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-260418T0245Z/  
LIVINGSTON IL-LA SALLE IL-  
911 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR  
NORTHWESTERN LIVINGSTON AND SOUTHERN LA SALLE COUNTIES...  
 
AT 911 PM CDT, A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BOTH  
TORNADOES AND EXTENSIVE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WAS LOCATED ALONG A  
LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR GRAND RIDGE TO NEAR SOUTH STREATOR TO  
FLANAGAN TO NEAR GRIDLEY, 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...  
STREATOR, PONTIAC, MARSEILLES, SENECA, FLANAGAN, WENONA, SOUTH  
STREATOR, GRAND RIDGE, CORNELL, RANSOM, RUTLAND, KANGLEY, LONG POINT,  
DANA, AND LEONORE.  
 
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  
4105 8905 4110 8903 4120 8903 4137 8859  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0211Z 252DEG 40KT 4118 8889 4106 8886 4090 8884 4070  
8892  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
 

 
 
BIRK  
 
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