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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
115 PM CST Tue Nov 18 2025

ILZ044-053>055-181945-
Douglas-Macon-Piatt-Moultrie-
115 PM CST Tue Nov 18 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN MOULTRIE...PIATT...
WESTERN DOUGLAS AND EASTERN MACON COUNTIES THROUGH 145 PM CST...

At 115 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Decatur, moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Decatur, Monticello, Mount Zion, Forsyth, Bement, Cerro Gordo,
Harristown, Long Creek, Atwood, Argenta, Oreana, Hammond, Cisco,
Decatur Airport, White Heath, Oakley, Lake City, Elwin, Milmine, and
Hervey City.

This includes Interstate 72 between mile markers 133 and 172.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3979 8847 3975 8847 3972 8904 3990 8908
      4012 8849 3979 8846
TIME...MOT...LOC 1915Z 260DEG 43KT 3983 8897

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

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