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WWUS53 KLOT 180251
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
951 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
ILC105-180259-
/O.CAN.KLOT.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-260418T0315Z/
LIVINGSTON IL-
951 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LIVINGSTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL AND
EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
LAT...LON 4062 8823 4098 8825 4100 8786 4077 8782
4049 8782 4049 8794 4040 8793 4040 8825
TIME...MOT...LOC 0249Z 256DEG 50KT 4094 8812 4072 8809 4044 8819
ILC053-075-180315-
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-260418T0315Z/
FORD IL-IROQUOIS IL-
951 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR FORD AND
WESTERN IROQUOIS COUNTIES...
AT 949 PM CDT, A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BOTH
TORNADOES AND EXTENSIVE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTH OF HERSCHER TO NEAR ONARGA TO NEAR
PAXTON, MOVING EAST AT 60 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...
PAXTON, GILMAN, CLIFTON, ONARGA, CHEBANSE, CISSNA PARK, PIPER CITY,
ASHKUM, BUCKLEY, CRESCENT CITY, DANFORTH, LODA, ROBERTS, THAWVILLE,
KEMPTON, CLARENCE, STELLE, AND CLAYTONVILLE.
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 8823 4098 8825 4100 8786 4077 8782
4049 8782 4049 8794 4040 8793 4040 8825
TIME...MOT...LOC 0249Z 256DEG 50KT 4094 8812 4072 8809 4044 8819
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
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