Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 05/31/2026 14:16

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 31 at 4:16PM CDT until May 31 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 31, 2026 - 2:16pm
Expires: 
May 31, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description: 
SVRPAH The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Pulaski County in southern Illinois... Alexander County in southern Illinois... Ballard County in western Kentucky... Northeastern Mississippi County in southeastern Missouri... Northeastern Scott County in southeastern Missouri... * Until 500 PM CDT. * At 416 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Olive Branch, or 10 miles east of Scott City, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Cairo, La Center, Wickliffe, Mounds, Barlow, Tamms, Mound City, Olive Branch, Horseshoe Lake Conservation Area, Ullin, Kevil, Olmsted, New Grand Chain, Pulaski, and Commerce. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 in Illinois between Mile Markers 1 and 22. Interstate 57 in Missouri between Mile Markers 19 and 21. Interstate 55 near Mile Marker 81.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Alexander, IL; Pulaski, IL; Ballard, KY; Mississippi, MO; Scott, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Paducah KY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov