703  
WUUS53 KPAH 161910  
SVRPAH  
ILC055-161945-  
/O.NEW.KPAH.SV.W.0128.260516T1910Z-260516T1945Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY  
210 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...  
 
* UNTIL 245 PM CDT.  
 
* AT 209 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER BENTON,  
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE  
TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
BENTON, WEST CITY, AND HANAFORD.  
 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 57 IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 69 AND  
74.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3812 8871 3797 8871 3794 8893 3801 8897  
3813 8878  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1909Z 246DEG 16KT 3800 8889  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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