Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri Tornado Watch | Effective 04/27/2026 21:48

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued April 27 at 11:48PM CDT until April 28 at 5:00AM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 27, 2026 - 9:48pm
Expires: 
April 28, 2026 - 3:00am
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 167 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 5 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS GALLATIN HARDIN MASSAC POPE PULASKI IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA POSEY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA 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 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI MISSISSIPPI NEW MADRID THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BARDWELL, BENTON, BOONVILLE, CADIZ, CALHOUN, CHARLESTON, CLINTON, DIXON, EDDYVILLE, ELIZABETHTOWN, ELKTON, EVANSVILLE, GOLCONDA, GREENVILLE, HENDERSON, HICKMAN, HOPKINSVILLE, MADISONVILLE, MARION, MAYFIELD, METROPOLIS, MORGANFIELD, MOUND CITY, MURRAY, NEW MADRID, OWENSBORO, PADUCAH, POSEYVILLE, PRINCETON, ROCKPORT, SHAWNEETOWN, SMITHLAND, AND WICKLIFFE.
Area Description: 
Gallatin, IL; Hardin, IL; Massac, IL; Pope, IL; Pulaski, IL; 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; Mississippi, MO; New Madrid, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Paducah KY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov