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WFUS53 KLSX 280144  
TORLSX  
ILC121-280230-  
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0055.260428T0144Z-260428T0230Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO  
844 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
NORTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...  
 
* UNTIL 930 PM CDT.  
 
* AT 844 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED NEAR SALEM, MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.  
 
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT  
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE  
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS  
LIKELY.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
OMEGA AND STEPHEN FORBES STATION.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A WELL-BUILT BUILDING  
AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A MOBILE HOME, OR IN A  
VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF  
FROM FLYING DEBRIS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3857 8876 3882 8880 3883 8870 3857 8870  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 265DEG 48KT 3866 8890  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
 

 
 
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