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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1150 AM CST Thu Dec 18 2025

ILC117-181815-
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Macoupin IL-
1150 AM CST Thu Dec 18 2025

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM CST
FOR EASTERN MACOUPIN COUNTY...

At 1150 AM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from
near Girard to over Dorsey, or along a line from 9 miles south of
Virden to near Bethalto, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Wilsonville, Mount Clare, Bunker Hill, Carlinville and Girard
  around 1155 AM CST. Benld, Sawyerville, Gillespie, Eagarville, East
  Gillespie and Staunton around 1200 PM CST.

Other locations impacted by the severe thunderstorm include Atwater,
Dorchester, Pruett, Standard City, Royal Lakes, Nilwood, Hornsby and
White City.

This includes Interstate 55 in Illinois between exits 41 and 44.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. These storms are capable of producing damaging winds.

Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek shelter
immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built
structure.

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LAT...LON 3900 9005 3952 8984 3952 8970 3900 8970
TIME...MOT...LOC 1713Z 284DEG 29KT 3946 9012 3925 9026 3901 9036

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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