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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
159 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026
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BOND IL-MADISON IL-
159 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CDT FOR BOND COUNTY
IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND EAST CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY IN
SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS...
AT 159 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR HIGHLAND, MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
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...
HIGHLAND, GRANTFORK, PIERRON, OLD RIPLEY, POCAHONTAS, DUDLEYVILLE,
GREENVILLE, BEAVER CREEK AND SMITHBORO.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN EXITS 30 AND 45.
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 3874 8970 3891 8972 3900 8936 3874 8930
TIME...MOT...LOC 1849Z 261DEG 22KT 3880 8974
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<1.00 IN
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