Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
806 WWUS83 KILX 160415 SPSILX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Lincoln IL 1115 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024 ILZ037-038-042-160445- Logan-Tazewell-McLean- 1115 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN LOGAN...SOUTHEASTERN TAZEWELL AND SOUTHWESTERN MCLEAN COUNTIES THROUGH 1145 PM CDT... At 1114 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Hartsburg, or 7 miles north of Lincoln, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Lincoln, Atlanta, McLean, Emden, Armington, Hartsburg, Beason, and Lawndale. This includes the following highways... Interstate 155 between mile markers 0 and 12. Interstate 55 between mile markers 126 and 145. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4019 8952 4033 8951 4037 8915 4009 8918 TIME...MOT...LOC 0414Z 279DEG 31KT 4025 8939 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ Deubelbeiss