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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
441 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
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MARION IL-
441 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT FOR
EASTERN MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
AT 441 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM 11
MILES EAST OF FARINA TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF SALEM, OR ALONG A LINE FROM
24 MILES NORTHEAST OF SALEM TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF SALEM, MOVING EAST
AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED. WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE AND
HAIL BETWEEN QUARTER AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAS BEEN REPORTED AT
MULTIPLE LOCATIONS WITHIN MARION COUNTY.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
OMEGA, STEPHEN FORBES STATION AND SALEM AROUND 445 PM CDT.
HELM AROUND 455 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE KELL,
IUKA, CARTTER AND WALNUT HILL.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STATE PARKS...
STEPHEN A. FORBES STATE RECREATION AREA.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 57 IN ILLINOIS NEAR EXIT 109.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS. THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED 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 3866 8895 3871 8881 3882 8876 3883 8874
3883 8870 3848 8870 3848 8897 3847 8901
3847 8905 3848 8905
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 271DEG 18KT 3882 8861 3865 8875 3848 8897
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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