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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
702 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026
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MADISON IL-
702 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS...
AT 702 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER BETHALTO, MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND TWO INCH 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.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
BETHALTO, DORSEY, ROSEWOOD HEIGHTS, EAST ALTON, WOOD RIVER, ALTON
AND ROXANA AROUND 705 PM CDT.
PRAIRIETOWN AROUND 710 PM CDT.
CARPENTER AROUND 715 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE TORNADO INCLUDE FOSTERBURG.
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 3885 9011 3898 9012 3900 9004 3900 8991
3885 8988
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 255DEG 37KT 3891 9013
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
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