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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
831 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026
ILC005-027-051-121-280145-
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BOND IL-CLINTON IL-FAYETTE IL-MARION IL-
831 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN BOND, NORTHEASTERN CLINTON, SOUTHERN FAYETTE AND
NORTHERN MARION COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
AT 831 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM 5
MILES SOUTH OF ST. ELMO TO OVER FAIRMAN, OR ALONG A LINE FROM 14
MILES EAST OF VANDALIA TO 10 MILES NORTH OF CENTRALIA, MOVING EAST AT
40 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE
TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES,
ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TAMALCO, KEYESPORT, SHOBONIER, VERNON, BOULDER, PATOKA, ST. PAUL,
ST. ELMO, ST. JAMES, FAIRMAN, LOOGOOTEE, ST. PETER, KINMUNDY, ALMA,
FARINA, TONTI, LA CLEDE AND BRUBAKER.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STATE PARKS...
CARLYLE LAKE RECREATIONAL AREA.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 70 IN ILLINOIS NEAR EXIT 76. INTERSTATE 57 IN ILLINOIS
BETWEEN EXITS 127 AND 135.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ANYONE OUTDOORS SHOULD MOVE TO SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE
AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.
TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. SEEK SHELTER
IMMEDIATELY IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A WELL-BUILT
STRUCTURE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR A PORTION OF
SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
LAT...LON 3866 8935 3882 8931 3906 8881 3891 8881
3891 8869 3880 8870 3877 8870 3865 8894
TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 279DEG 34KT 3897 8903 3884 8912 3869 8932
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
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