BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
900 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northern Piatt County in central Illinois...
De Witt County in central Illinois...
McLean County in central Illinois...
* Until 945 PM CDT.
* At 900 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near El Paso to near Heyworth to near Mount Pulaski,
moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
Bloomington, Normal, Clinton, Lexington, Gridley, Downs, and
Towanda around 905 PM CDT.
Le Roy and Chenoa around 910 PM CDT.
Farmer City, Colfax, and Weldon around 920 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Saybrook, De Land, Mansfield and White Heath.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 39 between mile markers 3 and 9.
Interstate 55 between mile markers 165 and 187.
Interstate 72 between mile markers 166 and 173.
Interstate 74 between mile markers 138 and 168.
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.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Lincoln.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central
Illinois.
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LAT...LON 4062 8858 4061 8846 4005 8847 4006 8886
4005 8909 4026 8889 4066 8904 4066 8900
4067 8898 4075 8899 4076 8859
TIME...MOT...LOC 0200Z 270DEG 47KT 4079 8898 4031 8904 4000 8933
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
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