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PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0752 AM CDT MON APR 27 2026
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF THE MID MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY AND MID-SOUTH TODAY AND TONIGHT...
* LOCATIONS...
SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS
CENTRAL AND EASTERN MISSOURI
WESTERN KENTUCKY
WESTERN INDIANA
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS
WESTERN TENNESSEE
* HAZARDS...
SEVERAL TORNADOES, A COUPLE INTENSE
WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL, SOME BASEBALL SIZE
* SUMMARY...
NUMEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FROM THE MID
MISSISSIPPI/LOWER OHIO VALLEYS INTO THE MID-SOUTH THROUGH THIS
EVENING, WITH A THREAT FOR MULTIPLE STRONG TO INTENSE TORNADOES
(EF-3+), WIDESPREAD SEVERE/DAMAGING WIND GUSTS, AND SCATTERED
LARGE TO VERY LARGE HAIL.
PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REVIEW YOUR SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY PROCEDURES FOR THE POSSIBILITY
OF DANGEROUS WEATHER TODAY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO,
WEATHER.GOV, OR OTHER MEDIA FOR WATCHES AND WARNINGS. A TORNADO
WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES TO FORM
DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED FOR
YOUR AREA, MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY, IDEALLY IN A BASEMENT OR
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING.
..GLEASON.. 04/27/2026
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