Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Mount Olive, IL ∙ Coffeen, IL ∙ Sawyerville, IL ∙ Lake Lou Yaeger, IL ∙ Lake Ka-Ho, IL ∙ Schram City, IL ∙ Benld, IL ∙ Walshville, IL ∙ White City, IL ∙ Donnellson, IL

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service St Louis MO 1052 AM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026 The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Montgomery County in south central Illinois... Southeastern Macoupin County in southwestern Illinois... * Until noon CDT. * At 1052 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Eagarville, or over Gillespie, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Benld, Sawyerville, Staunton, Eagarville, White City, Mount Olive, Litchfield, Butler, Panama, Taylor Springs, Hillsboro, Schram City, Donnellson, Coffeen, Fillmore and Van Burensburg. This includes Interstate 55 in Illinois between exits 41 and 52. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large hail. Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek shelter immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built structure. && LAT...LON 3900 8996 3908 8982 3920 8978 3919 8970 3920 8925 3903 8925 3903 8959 3900 8959 TIME...MOT...LOC 1552Z 273DEG 27KT 3912 8978 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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