WEATHER Severe Weather the Week of April 15th

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Tornado Warning
ILC135-190000-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0039.240418T2314Z-240419T0000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
614 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
Montgomery County in south central Illinois...

* Until 700 PM CDT.

* At 613 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located
along a line extending from near Farmersville to near Litchfield to
near Staunton, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.

* These dangerous storms will be near...
Litchfield and Raymond around 620 PM CDT.
Hillsboro around 625 PM CDT.
Taylor Springs and Schram City around 630 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these tornadic storms include Witt,
Nokomis and Coffeen.

This also includes Lake Lou Yaeger.

This includes Interstate 55 in Illinois between exits 52 and 60.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

This line of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3922 8925 3903 8925 3903 8959 3900 8959
3900 8970 3930 8970 3935 8945 3935 8914
3922 8914
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 264DEG 35KT 3937 8972 3924 8969 3901 8984

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN

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Pfahler
 

Red Baron

Paleo-Conservative
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
621 PM CDT THU APR 18 2024

ILC117-119-182345-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-240418T2345Z/
MADISON IL-MACOUPIN IL-
621 PM CDT THU APR 18 2024

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN MADISON AND SOUTHEASTERN MACOUPIN COUNTIES IN
SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS...

AT 621 PM CDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SORENTO, MOVING
EAST AT 45 MPH.


HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.

THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHEASTERN MADISON AND SOUTHEASTERN MACOUPIN COUNTIES IN
SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
WILLIAMSON.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 55 IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN EXITS 33 AND 41.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT, A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A MOBILE HOME, OR IN
A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
 
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