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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
819 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026
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CLINTON IL-FAYETTE IL-MARION IL-
819 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
CLINTON, SOUTHERN FAYETTE AND MARION COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...
AT 819 PM CDT, A CONFIRMED AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED OVER CARLYLE, MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL
BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES, BUSINESSES, AND
VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CARLYLE AROUND 820 PM CDT.
SHATTUC AROUND 830 PM CDT.
SANDOVAL, BOULDER AND CENTRAL CITY AROUND 835 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE TORNADO INCLUDE POSEY, HUEY, HOFFMAN,
FERRIN, KEYESPORT, JUNCTION CITY, SELMAVILLE, TONTI, BRUBAKER AND
ALMA.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STATE PARKS...
CARLYLE LAKE RECREATIONAL AREA.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 57 IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN EXITS 116 AND 127.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED. MOVE TO
AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A WELL-BUILT BUILDING. IF IN
A MOBILE HOME, VEHICLE, OR OUTDOORS, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST STRUCTURE
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
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 3852 8938 3873 8940 3874 8935 3874 8925
3876 8925 3882 8900 3882 8880 3857 8876
TIME...MOT...LOC 0115Z 254DEG 40KT 3859 8944
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
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