Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
177 WWUS83 KILX 280413 SPSILX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Lincoln IL 1113 PM CDT Mon May 27 2024 ILZ044-053-054-280430- Macon-Piatt-Moultrie- 1113 PM CDT Mon May 27 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN MOULTRIE... SOUTHWESTERN PIATT AND SOUTHEASTERN MACON COUNTIES THROUGH 1130 PM CDT... At 1112 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Decatur Airport, or near Decatur, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Decatur, Mount Zion, Cerro Gordo, Long Creek, Dalton City, Decatur Airport, Oakley, Milmine, Hervey City, La Place, Lake City, and Elwin. This includes Interstate 72 between mile markers 143 and 147. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3977 8900 3993 8892 3990 8856 3965 8871 TIME...MOT...LOC 0412Z 290DEG 37KT 3983 8887 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ 37