Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
908 WWUS53 KILX 030343 SVSILX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Lincoln IL 1043 PM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024 ILC125-030400- /O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0156.000000T0000Z-240703T0400Z/ Mason- 1043 PM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN MASON COUNTY... At 1043 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southwest of Manito, or 9 miles northeast of Havana, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Manito, Forest City, Topeka, and Goofy Ridge. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature`s leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 4033 9005 4035 9005 4037 9004 4039 8999 4044 8993 4044 8972 4032 8971 TIME...MOT...LOC 0343Z 262DEG 39KT 4036 8990 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ 25