237  
WFUS53 KPAH 212140  
TORPAH  
ILC081-212230-  
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0037.260621T2140Z-260621T2230Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY  
440 PM CDT SUN JUN 21 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...  
 
* UNTIL 530 PM CDT.  
 
* AT 440 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED NEAR IRVINGTON, OR 7 MILES SOUTH OF CENTRALIA, MOVING  
NORTHEAST AT 35 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 JEFFERSON COUNTY, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...  
DIX.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
INTERSTATE 57 IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 100 AND 105.  
INTERSTATE 64 IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 63 AND 65.  
 
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 3840 8880 3836 8915 3847 8914 3848 8888  
3848 8883  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 245DEG 29KT 3842 8910  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 

 
 
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