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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
853 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026
ILC051-121-280215-
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FAYETTE IL-MARION IL-
853 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE AND MARION COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
AT 853 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM 10
MILES EAST OF STEPHEN FORBES STATION TO NEAR HELM, OR ALONG A LINE
FROM 22 MILES NORTHEAST OF SALEM TO 14 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SALEM,
MOVING EAST AT 55 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...
SALEM, SELMAVILLE, ALMA, KINMUNDY, WALNUT HILL, BRUBAKER, FARINA,
CARTTER, OMEGA, KELL, STEPHEN FORBES STATION, IUKA, LA CLEDE AND
HELM.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 57 IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN EXITS 109 AND 116...
AND NEAR EXIT 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 1100 PM CDT FOR A PORTION OF
SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
LAT...LON 3847 8914 3882 8883 3891 8869 3883 8870
3848 8870 3848 8899 3847 8907
TIME...MOT...LOC 0147Z 269DEG 46KT 3877 8869 3863 8877 3849 8887
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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