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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
638 WWUS83 KILX 160646 SPSILX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Lincoln IL 146 AM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024 ILZ038-160715- McLean- 146 AM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN MCLEAN COUNTY THROUGH 215 AM CDT... At 143 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Bloomington, moving northeast at 25 mph. These storms are producing torrential rainfall and may lead to urban flooding. HAZARD..Heavy rainfall. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Urban flooding. Locations impacted include... Bloomington, Normal, Hudson, Downs, Towanda, Ellsworth, Holder, Shirley, and Central Illinois Regional Airport. This includes the following highways... Interstate 39 between mile markers 0 and 4. Interstate 55 between mile markers 151 and 170. Interstate 74 between mile markers 125 and 145. 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. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for central Illinois. && LAT...LON 4031 8890 4041 8916 4061 8903 4049 8866 TIME...MOT...LOC 0643Z 228DEG 23KT 4045 8887 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH $$ 37