Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
754 WWUS83 KILX 211826 SPSILX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Lincoln IL 126 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024 ILZ042-048-051-211845- Logan-Sangamon-Menard- 126 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL MENARD...WEST CENTRAL LOGAN AND NORTH CENTRAL SANGAMON COUNTIES THROUGH 145 PM CDT... At 126 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Athens, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny 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... Petersburg, Athens, Sherman, Williamsville, Greenview, Middletown, Cantrall, Lincolns New Salem, Fancy Prairie, and Sweetwater. This includes Interstate 55 between mile markers 105 and 110. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3994 8993 4006 8992 4012 8954 3989 8954 TIME...MOT...LOC 1826Z 269DEG 30KT 3999 8977 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ 37