Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
558 WWUS83 KILX 260301 SPSILX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Lincoln IL 1001 PM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024 ILZ036-037-040>042-047-048-260330- Logan-Tazewell-Mason-Menard-Schuyler-Cass-Fulton- 1001 PM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT MENARD...WESTERN LOGAN...SOUTHERN FULTON...NORTHERN SANGAMON...SOUTH CENTRAL TAZEWELL...CENTRAL CASS... EASTERN SCHUYLER AND MASON COUNTIES THROUGH 1030 PM CDT... At 1001 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near New Holland to near Astoria. Movement was south at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45-50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Lincoln, Beardstown, Havana, Lewistown, Mason City, Petersburg, Athens, Virginia, Mount Pulaski, Astoria, Bluff Springs, Greenview, San Jose, Chandlerville, Tallula, Emden, Elkhart, Bath, Middletown, and Easton. This includes the following highways... Interstate 155 between mile markers 0 and 11. Interstate 55 between mile markers 111 and 131. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for central and west central Illinois. && LAT...LON 4024 9054 4034 9027 4041 9015 4032 8937 3998 8925 3997 8970 3996 8970 3993 8992 3999 9051 4014 9054 TIME...MOT...LOC 0301Z 002DEG 26KT 4014 8948 4021 9030 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ MJA