Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri Tornado Watch | Effective 04/27/2026 20:41

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued April 27 at 10:41PM CDT until April 28 at 5:00AM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 27, 2026 - 8:41pm
Expires: 
April 28, 2026 - 3:00am
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 167 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 5 AM CDT /6 AM EDT/ TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS EDWARDS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS ALEXANDER GALLATIN HAMILTON HARDIN JOHNSON MASSAC POPE PULASKI SALINE WABASH WAYNE WHITE IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA POSEY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA GIBSON PIKE SPENCER VANDERBURGH WARRICK IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 22 COUNTIES IN WESTERN KENTUCKY BALLARD CALDWELL CALLOWAY CARLISLE CHRISTIAN CRITTENDEN DAVIESS FULTON GRAVES HENDERSON HICKMAN HOPKINS LIVINGSTON LYON MARSHALL MCCRACKEN MCLEAN MUHLENBERG TODD TRIGG UNION WEBSTER IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI BUTLER MISSISSIPPI NEW MADRID SCOTT STODDARD THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBION, BARDWELL, BENTON, BLOOMFIELD, BOONVILLE, CADIZ, CAIRO, CALHOUN, CARMI, CHARLESTON, CLINTON, DIXON, EDDYVILLE, ELIZABETHTOWN, ELKTON, EVANSVILLE, FAIRFIELD, FORT BRANCH, GOLCONDA, GRAYVILLE, GREENVILLE, HARRISBURG, HENDERSON, HICKMAN, HOPKINSVILLE, MADISONVILLE, MARION, MAYFIELD, MCLEANSBORO, METROPOLIS, MORGANFIELD, MOUND CITY, MOUNT CARMEL, MURRAY, NEW MADRID, OWENSBORO, PADUCAH, PETERSBURG, POPLAR BLUFF, POSEYVILLE, PRINCETON, ROCKPORT, SHAWNEETOWN, SIKESTON, SMITHLAND, VIENNA, WEST SALEM, AND WICKLIFFE.
Area Description: 
Alexander, IL; Edwards, IL; Gallatin, IL; Hamilton, IL; Hardin, IL; Johnson, IL; Massac, IL; Pope, IL; Pulaski, IL; Saline, IL; Wabash, IL; Wayne, IL; White, IL; Gibson, IN; Pike, IN; Posey, IN; Spencer, IN; Vanderburgh, IN; Warrick, IN; Ballard, KY; Caldwell, KY; Calloway, KY; Carlisle, KY; Christian, KY; Crittenden, KY; Daviess, KY; Fulton, KY; Graves, KY; Henderson, KY; Hickman, KY; Hopkins, KY; Livingston, KY; Lyon, KY; McCracken, KY; McLean, KY; Marshall, KY; Muhlenberg, KY; Todd, KY; Trigg, KY; Union, KY; Webster, KY; Butler, MO; Mississippi, MO; New Madrid, MO; Scott, MO; Stoddard, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Paducah KY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov