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The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a high wind
warning in effect until 4 p.m. Thursday for the counties of Knox,
Stark, Peoria, Marshall, Woodford, Fulton, Tazewell, McLean,
Schuyler, Mason, Logan, DeWitt, Piatt, Champaign, Vermilion, Cass,
Menard, Scott, Morgan, Sangamon, Christian, Macon, Moultrie,
Douglas, Coles, Edgar, Shelby, Cumberland, Clark, Effingham, Jasper,
Crawford, Clay, Richland and Lawrence, including the cities of
Galesburg, Peoria, Bloomington, Normal, Havana, Lincoln, Champaign,
Urbana, Danville, Jacksonville, Springfield, Taylorville, Decatur,
Charleston, Mattoon, Shelbyville, Effingham, Flora and
Lawrenceville.
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 Expect winds to become southwesterly and increase to nearly 40
mph. Wind gusts will be above 45 mph. Winds near thunderstorms will
be stronger.
A high wind warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected
or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of
58 mph or more can lead to property damage.
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