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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
436 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
ILC051-162146-
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FAYETTE IL-
436 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
SATURDAY FOR A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
LAT...LON 3869 8901 3871 8885 3882 8876 3883 8873
3883 8870 3848 8870 3848 8897 3847 8905
3847 8911
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 271DEG 18KT 3882 8882 3866 8901 3856 8924
ILC121-162200-
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MARION IL-
436 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT FOR
CENTRAL MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
AT 436 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM 9
MILES EAST OF FARINA TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF SALEM, OR ALONG A LINE FROM
23 MILES NORTHEAST OF SALEM TO 9 MILES EAST OF CENTRALIA, 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...
OMEGA, STEPHEN FORBES STATION AND SALEM AROUND 440 PM CDT.
HELM AROUND 455 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE IUKA,
CARTTER, WALNUT HILL AND KELL.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STATE PARKS...
STEPHEN A. FORBES STATE RECREATION AREA.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 57 IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN EXITS 109 AND 116.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS. THESE STORMS ARE 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 3869 8901 3871 8885 3882 8876 3883 8873
3883 8870 3848 8870 3848 8897 3847 8905
3847 8911
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 271DEG 18KT 3882 8882 3865 8896 3848 8918
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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