818  
WWUS53 KLSX 162058  
SVSLSX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO  
358 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
ILC121-162115-  
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0146.000000T0000Z-260516T2115Z/  
MARION IL-  
358 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR  
NORTHWESTERN MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...  
 
AT 358 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF  
PATOKA, OR 11 MILES NORTH OF SALEM, MOVING EAST AT 15 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...  
PATOKA AROUND 400 PM CDT.  
 
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 3882 8891 3870 8895 3871 8914 3874 8914  
3882 8902  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 266DEG 11KT 3877 8908  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
BRC  
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