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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
800 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024

ILZ067-071-072-080130-
Clay-Richland-Jasper-
800 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN JASPER...NORTHERN
RICHLAND AND NORTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTIES THROUGH 830 PM CDT...

At 800 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Sailor Springs, or 12 miles northeast of Flora, moving northeast at
50 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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...
Olney, Clay City, Ste. Marie, Willow Hill, Sailor Springs, Bogota,
Olney Noble Airport, Wakefield, Wendelin, Dundas, Ingraham, and West
Liberty.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for south central
and southeastern Illinois.

&&

LAT...LON 3868 8837 3882 8844 3908 8795 3878 8795
TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 243DEG 43KT 3880 8832

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Deubelbeiss