Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 05/16/2026 13:47

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 16 at 3:47PM CDT until May 16 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 16, 2026 - 1:47pm
Expires: 
May 16, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 208 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /11 PM EDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS EDWARDS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS FRANKLIN HAMILTON JEFFERSON PERRY 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 2 COUNTIES IN WESTERN KENTUCKY DAVIESS HENDERSON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBION, BOONVILLE, CARMI, EVANSVILLE, FAIRFIELD, FORT BRANCH, GRAYVILLE, HENDERSON, MCLEANSBORO, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT VERNON, OWENSBORO, PETERSBURG, PINCKNEYVILLE, POSEYVILLE, ROCKPORT, WEST FRANKFORT, AND WEST SALEM.
Area Description: 
Edwards, IL; Franklin, IL; Hamilton, IL; Jefferson, IL; Perry, IL; Wabash, IL; Wayne, IL; White, IL; Gibson, IN; Pike, IN; Posey, IN; Spencer, IN; Vanderburgh, IN; Warrick, IN; Daviess, KY; Henderson, KY
Forcast Office: 
NWS Paducah KY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov