Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 06/26/2026 13:38

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 26 at 3:38PM CDT until June 26 at 4:30PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 26, 2026 - 1:38pm
Expires: 
June 26, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description: 
SVRPAH The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Pulaski County in southern Illinois... Central Alexander County in southern Illinois... Northwestern Ballard County in western Kentucky... Northern Mississippi County in southeastern Missouri... Eastern Scott County in southeastern Missouri... * Until 430 PM CDT. * At 338 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Horseshoe Lake Conservation Area, or 10 miles northwest of Cairo, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Cairo, Mounds, Mound City, Horseshoe Lake Conservation Area, Olive Branch, and Olmsted. This includes Interstate 57 in Illinois between Mile Markers 1 and 13.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Alexander, IL; Pulaski, IL; Ballard, KY; Mississippi, MO; Scott, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Paducah KY