Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 05/16/2026 16:21

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 16 at 6:21PM CDT until May 16 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 16, 2026 - 4:21pm
Expires: 
May 16, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description: 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 208 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM CDT /11 PM EDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS EDWARDS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS FRANKLIN HAMILTON WABASH 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, FORT BRANCH, GRAYVILLE, HENDERSON, MCLEANSBORO, MOUNT CARMEL, OWENSBORO, PETERSBURG, POSEYVILLE, ROCKPORT, WEST FRANKFORT, AND WEST SALEM.
Area Description: 
Edwards, IL; Franklin, IL; Hamilton, IL; Wabash, 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