...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...
AT 528 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MACHESNEY PARK TO
BYRON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
FUNNEL CLOUDS...WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.
CITIES AND TOWNS AFFECTED...
ROSCOE... STILLMAN VALLEY... BYRON...
ROCKTON... SOUTH BELOIT... MACHESNEY PARK...
ROCKFORD AIRPORT... ROCKFORD... LOVES PARK...
OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED...
BOONE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS...ROCK CUT STATE PARK...ROCK VALLEY
COLLEGE...ROCKFORD RIVERHAWKS BASEBALL...ROCKFORD SPEEDWAY...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FUNNEL CLOUDS CAN BREIFLY TOUCH DOWN AS TORNADOES WITH WINDS TO 70
MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE EXHIBITED SOME WEAK ROTATION. ACT QUICLY AND
MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A
BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.
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LAT...LON 4249 8869 4222 8871 4204 8934 4250 8909
TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 232DEG 49KT 4240 8903 4216 8919
