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WWUS53 KLOT 180228 RRA
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
928 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
ILC053-075-091-105-197-180315-
/O.CON.KLOT.SV.W.0098.000000T0000Z-260418T0315Z/
LIVINGSTON IL-WILL IL-KANKAKEE IL-FORD IL-IROQUOIS IL-
928 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT
FOR LIVINGSTON...SOUTHWESTERN WILL...WESTERN KANKAKEE...FORD AND
WESTERN IROQUOIS COUNTIES...
AT 928 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR SENECA TO NEAR ODELL TO FAIRBURY TO SAYBROOK,
MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE
HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JOLIET, NEW LENOX, CHANNAHON, PONTIAC, MINOOKA, BRAIDWOOD,
WILMINGTON, PAXTON, DWIGHT, FAIRBURY, GIBSON CITY, GILMAN, HERSCHER,
CLIFTON, CHATSWORTH, MANHATTAN, DIAMOND, ELWOOD, LIMESTONE, ONARGA,
LAKEWOOD SHORES, FORREST, CHEBANSE, ODELL, AND PIPER CITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL,
NORTHEASTERN AND EAST 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.
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
LAT...LON 4062 8846 4062 8857 4076 8858 4076 8871
4110 8865 4111 8824 4148 8825 4150 8792
4083 8790 4049 8791 4049 8794 4040 8793
4040 8846
TIME...MOT...LOC 0228Z 249DEG 46KT 4126 8859 4095 8853 4073 8852 4044
8850
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
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