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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
446 WWUS83 KILX 291801 SPSILX 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 $$ 25