Illinois, Kentucky Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 04/16/2026 12:50

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued April 16 at 2:50PM CDT until April 16 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 16, 2026 - 12:50pm
Expires: 
April 16, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 127 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS JOHNSON MASSAC POPE SALINE WILLIAMSON IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN WESTERN KENTUCKY CALLOWAY GRAVES LIVINGSTON MARSHALL MCCRACKEN THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BENTON, GOLCONDA, HARRISBURG, HERRIN, MAYFIELD, METROPOLIS, MURRAY, PADUCAH, SMITHLAND, AND VIENNA.
Area Description: 
Johnson, IL; Massac, IL; Pope, IL; Saline, IL; Williamson, IL; Calloway, KY; Graves, KY; Livingston, KY; McCracken, KY; Marshall, KY
Forcast Office: 
NWS Paducah KY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov