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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
535 AM CDT Tue Jul 21 2026

ILZ037-038-211100-
Tazewell-McLean-
535 AM CDT Tue Jul 21 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL TAZEWELL AND
SOUTHWESTERN MCLEAN COUNTIES THROUGH 600 AM CDT...

At 535 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Stanford, or 13 miles west of Normal, moving east at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Bloomington, Normal, Le Roy, Mackinaw, Minier, Danvers, Downs,
Stanford, Ellsworth, Holder, Moraine View State Park, Shirley, and
Central Illinois Regional Airport.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 39 between mile markers 0 and 1.
 Interstate 55 between mile markers 150 and 165.
 Interstate 74 between mile markers 123 and 153.

This also includes Moraine View State Park and Mackinaw River State
Fish and Wildlife Area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 4044 8944 4060 8937 4049 8866 4029 8871
TIME...MOT...LOC 1035Z 282DEG 48KT 4048 8925

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Shimon