577  
WFUS53 KLSX 181141  
TORLSX  
ILC001-149-MOC163-173-181230-  
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0058.260518T1141Z-260518T1230Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO  
641 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
SOUTHEASTERN ADAMS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...  
CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...  
NORTHWESTERN PIKE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI...  
NORTHEASTERN RALLS COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI...  
 
* UNTIL 730 AM CDT.  
 
* AT 641 AM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF FRANKFORD, OR 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF  
HANNIBAL, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.  
 
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT  
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE  
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS  
LIKELY.  
 
* THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...  
FRANKFORD AROUND 645 AM CDT.  
BARRY AROUND 705 AM CDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE TORNADO INCLUDE SAVERTON, ASHBURN,  
KINDERHOOK, HULL, NEW CANTON, EL DARA, BAYLIS, NEW SALEM AND  
FISHHOOK.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STATE PARKS...  
SILOAM SPRINGS STATE PARK.  
 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN EXITS 10 AND 35.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A WELL-BUILT BUILDING  
AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A MOBILE HOME, OR IN A  
VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF  
FROM FLYING DEBRIS.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3952 9134 3959 9139 3991 9095 3987 9092  
3984 9092 3984 9089 3967 9075 3949 9132  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1140Z 241DEG 33KT 3957 9129  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
 
 
 
BRITT  
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