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WWUS53 KPAH 160026
SVSPAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
726 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
ILC055-199-160045-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-260316T0045Z/
WILLIAMSON IL-FRANKLIN IL-
726 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN WILLIAMSON AND SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES...
AT 726 PM CDT, A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BOTH
TORNADOES AND EXTENSIVE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WAS LOCATED NEAR
THOMPSONVILLE, OR NEAR WEST FRANKFORT, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 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.
THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
THOMPSONVILLE AROUND 730 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
SPILLERTOWN AND WHITEASH.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 57 IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 60 AND
64.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID 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.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
LAT...LON 3776 8893 3790 8896 3796 8871 3780 8871
3778 8879
TIME...MOT...LOC 0026Z 247DEG 45KT 3786 8884
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
DWS
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