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WFUS53 KILX 270327
TORSPI
ILC029-270415-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1026 PM CDT SAT AUG 26 2000

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
COLES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

* UNTIL 1115 PM CDT

* AT 1026 PM CDT...SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD 4.5 MILES NORTH
WEST OF MATTOON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
HUMBOLDT
MATTOON
CHARLESTON
LERNA
HUTTON

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER IN A BASEMENT OR
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. VEHICLES AND MOBILE HOMES SHOULD
BE ABANDONED FOR A SAFER SHELTER.

TORNADOES ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT BECAUSE THEY ARE HARD TO
SEE. DO NOT REMAIN IN YOUR CAR OR MOBILE HOME. INSTEAD...TAKE COVER
IN A REINFORCED BUILDING. GO TO A BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR.

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 3965 8824 3956 8847 3939 8832 3939 8801

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