750  
WUUS53 KPAH 162039  
SVRPAH  
ILC003-153-KYC007-MOC133-162130-  
/O.NEW.KPAH.SV.W.0059.260416T2039Z-260416T2130Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY  
339 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
SOUTHWESTERN PULASKI COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...  
SOUTHEASTERN ALEXANDER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...  
BALLARD COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...  
NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...  
 
* UNTIL 430 PM CDT.  
 
* AT 339 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HORSESHOE  
LAKE CONSERVATION AREA, OR NEAR CAIRO, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TWO INCH HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS.  
 
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.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
CAIRO, LA CENTER, MOUNDS, BARLOW, MOUND CITY, KEVIL, AND OLMSTED.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
INTERSTATE 57 IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 12.  
INTERSTATE 57 IN MISSOURI BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 20 AND 21.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE DESTRUCTIVE  
HAIL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD  
MOVE TO SHELTER INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING, AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3700 8926 3719 8922 3719 8892 3711 8888  
3697 8890  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 275DEG 28KT 3708 8927  
 
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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