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McLean County, IL Emergency Management Agency
Wednesday March 19th, 2025 :: 04:06 p.m. CDT

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning https://inws.ncep.noaa.gov/a/a.php?i=111284640

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
358 PM CDT Wed Mar 19 2025

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central McLean County in central Illinois...

* Until 445 PM CDT.

* At 358 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Stanford, or
11 miles southwest of Normal, moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Normal, Danvers, and Bloomington around 405 PM CDT.
Towanda around 415 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Lexington.

This includes the following highways...
Interstate 39 between mile markers 0 and 4.
Interstate 55 between mile markers 146 and 181.
Interstate 74 between mile markers 123 and 146.

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for central
Illinois.

Address/Location
McLean County, IL Emergency Management Agency
104 W Front St
Bloomington, IL 61701

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 309-888-5020

Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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