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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
703 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
ILC121-160030-
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MARION IL-
703 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR
EASTERN MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
AT 703 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM
NEAR FARINA TO 6 MILES WEST OF HELM, OR ALONG A LINE FROM 20 MILES
NORTHEAST OF SALEM TO 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SALEM, MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SALEM, ALMA, BRUBAKER, KINMUNDY, CARTTER, KELL, FARINA, OMEGA,
IUKA, STEPHEN FORBES STATION AND HELM.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 57 IN ILLINOIS NEAR EXIT 127.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR A PORTION OF
SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
LAT...LON 3875 8870 3848 8870 3848 8897 3882 8889
3882 8880 3883 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 2351Z 237DEG 49KT 3875 8886 3859 8891 3841 8900
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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