Illinois, Kentucky Special Weather Statement | Effective 04/27/2026 20:58

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued April 27 at 10:58PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 27, 2026 - 8:58pm
Expires: 
April 27, 2026 - 9:45pm
Description: 
At 1058 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Equality, or 7 miles south of Eldorado, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Morganfield, Sturgis, Shawneetown, Breckinridge Center, Uniontown, Ridgway, Equality, New Haven, Cave-in-Rock, Waverly, Elizabethtown, Old Shawneetown, Junction, Eddyville, Karbers Ridge, and Gross.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CDT for southern and southeastern Illinois...southwestern Indiana...and western and northwestern Kentucky.
Area Description: 
Gallatin; Pope; Hardin; Crittenden; Union
Forcast Office: 
NWS Paducah KY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov