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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
946 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
KANKAKEE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS...
IROQUOIS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 1045 PM CDT.
* AT 945 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR MORRIS TO NEAR CHATSWORTH TO FISHER, MOVING
EAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS.
IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO
MOBILE HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KANKAKEE, BOURBONNAIS, BRADLEY, MANTENO, WATSEKA, MOMENCE, GILMAN,
CLIFTON, MILFORD, LIMESTONE, GRANT PARK, ST. ANNE, SHELDON,
CHEBANSE, CISSNA PARK, ASHKUM, AROMA PARK, HOPKINS PARK, MARTINTON,
STOCKLAND, CRESCENT CITY, DANFORTH, SUN RIVER TERRACE, BEAVERVILLE,
AND WOODLAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
LAT...LON 4081 8799 4129 8800 4130 8753 4049 8753
4049 8792
TIME...MOT...LOC 0245Z 257DEG 48KT 4138 8835 4078 8826 4033 8832
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
BIRK
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