Illinois Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/27/2026 05:22

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 27 at 7:22AM CDT until April 27 at 7:45AM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 27, 2026 - 5:22am
Expires: 
April 27, 2026 - 5:45am
Description: 
At 722 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles south of Crainville to Vienna, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Carterville, Vienna, Crainville, Energy, Goreville, Lake Of Egypt Area, Buncombe, and Simpson. This includes the following highways... Interstate 24 in Illinois between Mile Markers 1 and 17. Interstate 57 in Illinois between Mile Markers 37 and 50.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Johnson, IL; Union, IL; Williamson, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Paducah KY