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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
927 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Piatt County in central Illinois...
  Eastern Macon County in central Illinois...

* Until 1015 PM CDT.

* At 927 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Cisco to near Edinburg, moving east at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Decatur, Blue Mound, Argenta, Oreana, and Cisco around 930 PM CDT.
  Monticello, Mount Zion, Long Creek, Macon, and Decatur Airport 
  around 935 PM CDT.
  Cerro Gordo around 940 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Bement.

This includes Interstate 72 between mile markers 144 and 165.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central and
east central Illinois.

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LAT...LON 3979 8869 3979 8875 3974 8876 3974 8881
      3965 8882 3966 8914 3968 8914 4005 8877
      4005 8846
TIME...MOT...LOC 0227Z 269DEG 36KT 4005 8879 3967 8930 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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