Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
925 WWUS83 KILX 131826 SPSILX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Lincoln IL 126 PM CDT Mon May 13 2024 ILZ045-046-131900- Vermilion-Champaign- 126 PM CDT Mon May 13 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN PIATT...VERMILION... SOUTHEASTERN MCLEAN AND CHAMPAIGN COUNTIES THROUGH 200 PM CDT... At 126 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Rossville, or 8 miles south of Hoopeston, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Champaign, Urbana, Danville, Rantoul, Hoopeston, Savoy, Mahomet, St. Joseph, Westville, Tilton, Catlin, Fisher, Oakwood, Philo, Rossville, Sidney, Homer, Thomasboro, Gifford, and Ogden. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 227 and 257. Interstate 72 between mile markers 174 and 182. Interstate 74 between mile markers 169 and 220. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3999 8846 4040 8846 4040 8794 4049 8793 4049 8753 4003 8753 TIME...MOT...LOC 1826Z 222DEG 21KT 4034 8763 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Bumgardner