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WWUS53 KPAH 160101
SVSPAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
801 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
ILC003-087-153-160111-
/O.CAN.KPAH.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260316T0115Z/
PULASKI IL-JOHNSON IL-ALEXANDER IL-
801 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL PULASKI...SOUTH CENTRAL JOHNSON
AND EAST CENTRAL ALEXANDER COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...AND WESTERN KENTUCKY.
LAT...LON 3731 8891 3732 8890 3733 8890 3734 8889
3734 8886 3720 8869 3716 8881 3712 8895
TIME...MOT...LOC 0101Z 243DEG 49KT 3728 8877
ILC127-KYC007-145-160115-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260316T0115Z/
MASSAC IL-BALLARD KY-MCCRACKEN KY-
801 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN MASSAC...NORTHEASTERN BALLARD AND NORTHWESTERN MCCRACKEN
COUNTIES...
AT 801 PM CDT, A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BOTH
TORNADOES AND EXTENSIVE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WAS LOCATED OVER
NEW COLUMBIA, OR 8 MILES NORTH OF METROPOLIS, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55
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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHWESTERN MASSAC, NORTHEASTERN BALLARD AND NORTHWESTERN MCCRACKEN
COUNTIES, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... JOPPA.
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.
LAT...LON 3731 8891 3732 8890 3733 8890 3734 8889
3734 8886 3720 8869 3716 8881 3712 8895
TIME...MOT...LOC 0101Z 243DEG 49KT 3728 8877
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
DWS
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