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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
859 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026
ILC051-280209-
/O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0128.000000T0000Z-260428T0215Z/
FAYETTE IL-
859 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE
COUNTY...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR A PORTION OF
SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
LAT...LON 3847 8908 3883 8870 3848 8870 3848 8899
3847 8904
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 269DEG 46KT 3878 8859 3863 8867 3849 8877
ILC121-280215-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0128.000000T0000Z-260428T0215Z/
MARION IL-
859 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR
EASTERN MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
AT 859 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM 15
MILES EAST OF STEPHEN FORBES STATION TO OVER HELM, OR ALONG A LINE
FROM 27 MILES EAST OF SALEM TO 18 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...
WALNUT HILL, CARTTER, OMEGA, KELL, STEPHEN FORBES STATION, IUKA AND
HELM.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 57 IN ILLINOIS NEAR EXIT 109.
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 8908 3883 8870 3848 8870 3848 8899
3847 8904
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 269DEG 46KT 3878 8859 3863 8867 3849 8877
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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