927  
WWUS53 KLSX 162027  
SVSLSX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO  
327 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
ILC163-162100-  
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0144.000000T0000Z-260516T2100Z/  
SAINT CLAIR IL-  
327 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT FOR  
SOUTHEASTERN SAINT CLAIR COUNTY...  
 
AT 327 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FREEBURG,  
MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO  
ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...  
FREEBURG, BELLEVILLE, SHILOH AND NEW ATHENS AROUND 330 PM CDT.  
SCOTT AFB AROUND 335 PM CDT.  
MASCOUTAH AROUND 340 PM CDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE  
FAYETTEVILLE AND ST. LIBORY.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STATE PARKS...  
PEABODY-RIVER KING STATE FISH AND WILDLIFE AREA.  
 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 64 IN ILLINOIS NEAR EXIT 27.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM  
WINDOWS. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 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.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3831 8995 3852 8996 3857 8971 3832 8970  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2020Z 265DEG 17KT 3843 8990  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
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