Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
286 WWUS83 KILX 211807 SPSILX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Lincoln IL 107 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024 ILZ041-042-047-048-050-051-211830- Logan-Sangamon-Mason-Morgan-Menard-Cass- 107 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT MENARD...WEST CENTRAL LOGAN... SANGAMON...EASTERN CASS...SOUTHEASTERN MASON AND EASTERN MORGAN COUNTIES THROUGH 130 PM CDT... At 107 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Kilbourne to near Kemper. Movement was east at 25 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... Springfield, Mason City, Petersburg, Athens, Chatham, Alexander, Auburn, Sherman, New Berlin, Ashland, Waverly, Divernon, Pleasant Plains, Greenview, Loami, Franklin, Tallula, Middletown, Kilbourne, and New Holland. This includes the following highways... Interstate 55 between mile markers 77 and 107. Interstate 72 between mile markers 72 and 104. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4017 9010 4024 8954 3952 8961 3952 9016 TIME...MOT...LOC 1807Z 268DEG 20KT 4011 9003 3928 9011 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ 37