Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
160 WWUS53 KILX 241322 SVSILX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Lincoln IL 822 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024 ILC095-241345- /O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0094.000000T0000Z-240524T1345Z/ Knox- 822 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM CDT FOR NORTHERN KNOX COUNTY... At 821 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Lynn Center to near Rio to Monmouth, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Galesburg, Knoxville, Wataga, Oneida, Altona, Victoria, Henderson, Rio, East Galesburg, Dahinda, Galesburg Municipal Airport, and Gilson. This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 34 and 60. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature`s leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 4115 8998 4086 9013 4087 9044 4115 9044 TIME...MOT...LOC 1321Z 270DEG 35KT 4133 9032 4114 9043 4090 9065 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ 25