Illinois Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/16/2026 14:03

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 4:03PM CDT until May 16 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS St Louis MO
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 16, 2026 - 2:03pm
Expires: 
May 16, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description: 
SVRLSX The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Fayette County in south central Illinois... Marion County in south central Illinois... * Until 500 PM CDT. * At 403 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from over Farina to near Shattuc, or along a line from 15 miles northeast of Salem to 7 miles northwest of Centralia, moving east at 20 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. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Sandoval, Kinmundy, Farina and Fairman around 405 PM CDT. Odin and Salem around 410 PM CDT. Central City, Centralia and Wamac around 420 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by the severe thunderstorm include Alma, St. Peter, Tonti, Junction City, Brubaker, La Clede, Selmaville, Walnut Hill, Iuka and Cartter. This includes the following State Parks... Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area. This includes Interstate 57 in Illinois between exits 109 and 135.
Instruction: 
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. These storms are capable of producing damaging winds and large hail. Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek shelter immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built structure.
Area Description: 
Fayette, IL; Marion, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS St Louis MO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov