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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
729 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024

ILZ045-046-055>057-071315-
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729 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EASTERN COLES...EDGAR...SOUTHERN
VERMILION...SOUTHEASTERN CHAMPAIGN AND EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTIES
THROUGH 815 AM CDT...

At 729 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Tolono to near Oakland to near Charleston.
Movement was northeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Danville, Charleston, Paris, St. Joseph, Georgetown, Tolono,
Westville, Tilton, Villa Grove, Catlin, Oakwood, Philo, Chrisman,
Sidney, Homer, Ridge Farm, Oakland, Newman, Ogden, and Kansas.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 57 between mile markers 215 and 220, and between mile
markers 223 and 228.
 Interstate 74 between mile markers 197 and 220.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 3943 8819 3963 8819 4002 8833 4024 8753
      3962 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 1229Z 226DEG 48KT 3996 8822 3968 8810 3944 8812

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Shimon