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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
1117 PM CDT Fri Jul 11 2025

ILZ038-043-044-120445-
Piatt-De Witt-McLean-
1117 PM CDT Fri Jul 11 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN PIATT...NORTHEASTERN
DE WITT...MCLEAN AND NORTHWESTERN CHAMPAIGN COUNTIES THROUGH 1145 PM
CDT...

At 1117 PM CDT, the public reported strong thunderstorms along a line
extending from Chenoa to near Wapella. Movement was east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Public.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Bloomington, Le Roy, Heyworth, Lexington, Farmer City, Chenoa,
Colfax, Downs, Mansfield, Saybrook, Wapella, Towanda, Bellflower,
Arrowsmith, Cropsey, Ellsworth, De Witt, Cooksville, Anchor, and
Holder.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 55 between mile markers 172 and 187.
 Interstate 74 between mile markers 138 and 168.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 4062 8858 4061 8846 4012 8846 4024 8904
      4076 8881 4076 8859
TIME...MOT...LOC 0417Z 266DEG 31KT 4074 8875 4025 8902

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

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