Illinois, Kentucky Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/26/2026 17:47

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 26 at 7:47PM CDT until July 26 at 8:30PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 26, 2026 - 5:47pm
Expires: 
July 26, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description: 
SVRPAH The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Hardin County in southern Illinois... Southeastern Pope County in southern Illinois... Crittenden County in western Kentucky... Livingston County in western Kentucky... Caldwell County in western Kentucky... Northern Marshall County in western Kentucky... Northern Trigg County in western Kentucky... Lyon County in western Kentucky... * Until 830 PM CDT. * At 746 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Creswell to 6 miles north of Salem to near Golconda, moving south at 50 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. These storms have have produced wind damage in Eldorado and Ridgway in southern Illinois. SOURCE...Law enforcement. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. * Locations impacted include... Princeton, Marion, Calvert City, Cadiz, Eddyville, Hillman Ferry Campground, Energy Lake Campground, Woodlands Nature Station, Demumbers Bay Campground, Cravens Bay Campground, Birmingham Ferry Recreation Area, Land Between The Lakes Area, Reidland, Rosiclare, Salem, Golconda, Burna, Ledbetter, Creswell, and Farmersville. This includes the following highways... Interstate 24 in Kentucky between Mile Markers 17 and 67. Interstate 69 in Kentucky between Mile Markers 46 and 88.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Hardin, IL; Pope, IL; Caldwell, KY; Crittenden, KY; Livingston, KY; Lyon, KY; Marshall, KY; Trigg, KY
Forcast Office: 
NWS Paducah KY