BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
317 PM CDT WED MAY 28 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN MCLEAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
TAZEWELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS

* UNTIL 400 PM CDT

* AT 317 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG
ROTATION 4 MILES SOUTH OF MACKINAW...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME. IN ADDITION TO THE
THREAT OF A TORNADO...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS CAN BE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. GO TO A SAFE PLACE NOW!

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
MACKINAW.
MINIER.
HOPEDALL.
ARMINGTON.
STANFORD.
MCLEAN.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND HAIL UP TO BASEBALL
SIZE. THE TORNADO IS LIKELY OBSCURED BY RAIN AND MAY NOT BE VISIBLE.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA...GO TO A BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM ON
THE LOWEST FLOOR. DO NOT REMAIN IN YOUR CAR OR MOBILE HOME.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR ANY STORM DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL ESDA...OR THE
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS.

LAT...LON 4062 8927 4061 8940 4050 8949 4035 8934
4031 8905

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