Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
172 WWUS83 KILX 292330 SPSILX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Lincoln IL 630 PM CDT Sat Jun 29 2024 ILZ056-057-062-063-300000- Coles-Clark-Cumberland-Edgar- 630 PM CDT Sat Jun 29 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN COLES... SOUTHWESTERN EDGAR...NORTHWESTERN CLARK AND NORTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM CDT... At 629 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Ashmore, or 7 miles east of Charleston, moving east at 20 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... Kansas, Ashmore, Westfield, and Fox Ridge State Park. This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 129 and 133. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3940 8818 3954 8810 3957 8786 3929 8792 TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 279DEG 18KT 3949 8804 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Deubelbeiss