Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
687 WWUS83 KILX 030011 SPSILX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Lincoln IL 711 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024 ILZ036-037-041-047-048-030045- Tazewell-Mason-Menard-Cass-Fulton- 711 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN MENARD...CENTRAL FULTON...SOUTHWESTERN TAZEWELL...NORTHEASTERN CASS AND MASON COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM CDT... At 711 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Havana, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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... Canton, Havana, Lewistown, Manito, Green Valley, St. David, Bath, Easton, Kilbourne, Dunfermline, Oakford, Forest City, Bryant, Banner, Liverpool, Topeka, Chatauqua Park, Duncan Mills, Goofy Ridge, and Little America. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 4007 9001 4027 9029 4056 9009 4043 8949 TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 219DEG 28KT 4032 9002 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Bumgardner