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WWUS53 KLOT 180216
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
916 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
ILC053-075-105-180315-
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LIVINGSTON IL-FORD IL-IROQUOIS IL-
916 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
LIVINGSTON...FORD AND WESTERN IROQUOIS COUNTIES...
AT 916 PM CDT, TORNADO PRODUCING STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR LEXINGTON TO NEAR COLFAX TO 9 MILES WEST OF
SAYBROOK TO NEAR LE ROY, MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
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.
THESE TORNADIC STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
FAIRBURY AND GIBSON CITY AROUND 930 PM CDT.
FORREST AROUND 935 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE TORNADIC STORMS INCLUDE
CHATSWORTH, PAXTON, PIPER CITY, ONARGA, BUCKLEY, GILMAN, CISSNA PARK
AND ASHKUM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT, A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 4062 8846 4062 8857 4076 8858 4075 8891
4099 8823 4100 8786 4077 8782 4049 8782
4049 8794 4040 8793 4040 8846
TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 258DEG 52KT 4068 8882 4055 8872 4042 8870 4036
8872
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
BIRK
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