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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
126 AM CDT Tue May 19 2026
 
ILZ027-036-190700-
Knox-Fulton-
126 AM CDT Tue May 19 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN FULTON AND KNOX
COUNTIES THROUGH 200 AM CDT...

At 125 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Viola to near Little Swan Lake. Movement
was northeast at 55 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...
Galesburg, Abingdon, Knoxville, Wataga, Avon, Oneida, Altona, London
Mills, Maquon, Henderson, Rio, St. Augustine, East Galesburg, Gilson,
Delong, and Galesburg Municipal Airport.

This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 34 and 60.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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LAT...LON 4115 9011 4069 9014 4066 9045 4115 9044
TIME...MOT...LOC 0625Z 238DEG 49KT 4117 9053 4070 9054 

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

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