Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
681 WWUS83 KILX 132056 SPSILX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Lincoln IL 356 PM CDT Mon May 13 2024 ILZ038-042-043-132130- Logan-De Witt-McLean- 356 PM CDT Mon May 13 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN LOGAN...WESTERN DE WITT...SOUTHEASTERN TAZEWELL...SOUTHWESTERN MCLEAN AND NORTHWESTERN MACON COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM CDT... At 355 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Beason, or 9 miles east of Lincoln, moving north at 25 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... Lincoln, Clinton, Heyworth, Atlanta, McLean, Wapella, Waynesville, Kenney, Chestnut, Beason, Lawndale, Midland City, and Hallsville. This includes Interstate 55 between mile markers 131 and 150. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4035 8887 4005 8903 4005 8914 4003 8915 4006 8934 4032 8937 4032 8927 4040 8926 TIME...MOT...LOC 2055Z 190DEG 49KT 4019 8919 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Bumgardner