385  
WWUS53 KLOT 180235  
SVSLOT  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE  
935 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
ILC053-075-105-180315-  
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-260418T0315Z/  
LIVINGSTON IL-FORD IL-IROQUOIS IL-  
935 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR  
SOUTHEASTERN LIVINGSTON...FORD AND WESTERN IROQUOIS COUNTIES...  
 
AT 934 PM CDT, A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BOTH  
TORNADOES AND EXTENSIVE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WAS LOCATED ALONG A  
LINE EXTENDING FROM SAUNEMIN TO NEAR CHATSWORTH TO GIBSON CITY,  
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 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...  
CHATSWORTH, PIPER CITY, CULLOM, GILMAN, ONARGA, ASHKUM, BUCKLEY,  
CLIFTON AND CHEBANSE.  
 
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 4062 8846 4071 8844 4083 8845 4090 8847  
4099 8823 4100 8786 4077 8782 4049 8782  
4049 8794 4040 8793 4040 8846  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0234Z 242DEG 59KT 4090 8838 4068 8835 4047 8837  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
 
 
 
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