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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
606 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024

ILC179-071130-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0082.000000T0000Z-240507T1130Z/
Tazewell-
606 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 AM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN TAZEWELL COUNTY...

At 606 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Mackinaw, or 7
miles south of Morton, moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

This severe storm will be near...
  Mackinaw around 610 AM CDT.
  Deer Creek around 615 AM CDT.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 155 between mile markers 26 and 31.
 Interstate 74 between mile markers 101 and 109.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 AM CDT for central
Illinois.

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4062 8933 4062 8927 4046 8926 4043 8942
      4047 8945 4052 8947 4061 8951 4074 8933
TIME...MOT...LOC 1106Z 235DEG 40KT 4052 8942

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Shimon