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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
653 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN ADAMS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 745 PM CDT.
* AT 653 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM
8 MILES NORTHEAST OF MENDON TO OVER MAYWOOD, OR ALONG A LINE FROM
17 MILES NORTH OF QUINCY REGIONAL AIRPORT TO 10 MILES WEST OF
QUINCY, MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE
TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES,
ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
URSA, LORAINE, MENDON, WOODVILLE, QUINCY, FOWLER, CHATTON,
COATSBURG, LA PRAIRIE, PALOMA, GOLDEN, CAMP POINT, COLUMBUS, QUINCY
REGIONAL AIRPORT, CLAYTON AND KELLERVILLE.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 172 BETWEEN EXITS 14 AND 19.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ANYONE OUTDOORS SHOULD MOVE TO SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE
AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.
TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. SEEK SHELTER
IMMEDIATELY IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A WELL-BUILT
STRUCTURE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR A
PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
LAT...LON 4010 9138 4020 9128 4020 9110 4019 9091
4007 9091 3989 9092 3993 9142 3998 9146
4002 9148
TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 277DEG 45KT 4019 9121 4006 9138 3997 9157
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
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