Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 06/08/2026 15:43

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 8 at 5:43PM CDT until June 8 at 6:15PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 8, 2026 - 3:43pm
Expires: 
June 8, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description: 
SVRPAH The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Pulaski County in southern Illinois... Central Alexander County in southern Illinois... Northwestern Ballard County in western Kentucky... Northern Mississippi County in southeastern Missouri... * Until 615 PM CDT. * At 543 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Horseshoe Lake Conservation Area, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Cairo, Mounds, Tamms, Mound City, Olive Branch, Horseshoe Lake Conservation Area, Ullin, Olmsted, New Grand Chain, and Pulaski.
Instruction: 
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. 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
Forcast Office: 
NWS Paducah KY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov