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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
101 PM CDT Sat Jun 29 2024

ILZ055>057-291830-
Douglas-Coles-Edgar-
101 PM CDT Sat Jun 29 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN COLES...SOUTHERN
EDGAR AND SOUTHEASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTIES THROUGH 130 PM CDT...

At 100 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Oakland, or 13 miles west of Paris, moving east at 35 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...
Paris, Oakland, Kansas, Brocton, Vermilion, Edgar County Airport,
Isabel, Redmon, Sandford, Borton, and Walnut Point State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3954 8805 3972 8803 3974 8753 3948 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 1800Z 272DEG 32KT 3963 8795

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

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