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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
436 PM CDT Fri Sep 20 2024

ILZ056-062-202215-
Coles-Cumberland-
436 PM CDT Fri Sep 20 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN COLES AND WESTERN
CUMBERLAND COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM CDT...

At 436 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Neoga, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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...
Mattoon, Neoga, Toledo, Lerna, Jewett, Janesville, Paradise, Etna,
and Trilla.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 57 between mile markers 173 and 187.
 Interstate 70 between mile markers 111 and 116.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 3926 8847 3947 8847 3943 8816 3918 8819
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 295DEG 21KT 3937 8845

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Deubelbeiss