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WWUS53 KLOT 180319
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
1019 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
ILC075-091-180345-
/O.CON.KLOT.SV.W.0100.000000T0000Z-260418T0345Z/
KANKAKEE IL-IROQUOIS IL-
1019 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN KANKAKEE AND IROQUOIS COUNTIES...
AT 1019 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR GRANT PARK TO NEAR MARTINTON TO NEAR SHELDON TO
HOOPESTON, MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KANKAKEE, BOURBONNAIS, BRADLEY, MANTENO, WATSEKA, MOMENCE, MILFORD,
GRANT PARK, ST. ANNE, SHELDON, CISSNA PARK, AROMA PARK, HOPKINS PARK,
MARTINTON, STOCKLAND, CRESCENT CITY, SUN RIVER TERRACE, BEAVERVILLE,
WOODLAND, DONOVAN, SAMMONS POINT, WELLINGTON, PAPINEAU, IROQUOIS, AND
CLAYTONVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR 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.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 4083 8787 4129 8794 4130 8753 4049 8753
4049 8792
TIME...MOT...LOC 0319Z 268DEG 54KT 4129 8770 4095 8769 4069 8758 4048
8767
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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