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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
426 PM CDT Mon Jul 27 2026

ILZ051>053-272200-
Sangamon-Macon-Christian-
426 PM CDT Mon Jul 27 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN CHRISTIAN...
NORTHEASTERN SANGAMON AND SOUTHWESTERN MACON COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM
CDT...

At 425 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Buffalo, or 13 miles east of Springfield, moving southeast 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...
Taylorville, Rochester, Riverton, Kincaid, Blue Mound, Edinburg,
Stonington, Illiopolis, Niantic, Mechanicsburg, Dawson, Buffalo,
Mount Auburn, Jeisyville, Spaulding, Clear Lake, Willeys, Sharpsburg,
Taylorville Municipal Airport, and Langleyville.

This includes Interstate 72 between mile markers 105 and 128.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 3984 8959 3993 8941 3992 8940 3992 8921
      3966 8903 3949 8935
TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 324DEG 32KT 3984 8942

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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