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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1204 PM CST Thu Dec 18 2025

ILC117-181815-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0228.000000T0000Z-251218T1815Z/
Macoupin IL-
1204 PM CST Thu Dec 18 2025

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

At 1204 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from
over Raymond to over Worden, or along a line from 12 miles north of
Litchfield to 8 miles south of Staunton, 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...
  Staunton, Eagarville, Sawyerville, Benld, Mount Clare, Gillespie,
  East Gillespie and Wilsonville around 1205 PM CST. Mount Olive
  around 1210 PM CST.

Other locations impacted by the severe thunderstorm include White
City, Hornsby, Atwater and Dorchester.

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 3928 8983 3935 8970 3900 8970 3900 8993
TIME...MOT...LOC 1750Z 284DEG 29KT 3938 8975 3917 8989 3894 8999

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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