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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
449 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
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MARION IL-
449 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
AT 449 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM 8
MILES NORTH OF HELM TO NEAR HELM, OR ALONG A LINE FROM 15 MILES EAST
OF SALEM TO 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SALEM, MOVING EAST AT 30 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...
HELM AROUND 450 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE IUKA.
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 3861 8887 3866 8878 3870 8870 3848 8870
3848 8891
TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 271DEG 23KT 3862 8873 3852 8880 3848 8882
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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