Severe Thunderstorm Warning 03/07/2026 05:17 Illinois

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 7 at 7:17AM CST until March 7 at 7:45AM CST by NWS Paducah KY
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
March 7, 2026 - 5:17am
Expires: 
March 7, 2026 - 5:45am
Description: 
SVRPAH The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Pope County in southern Illinois... Northeastern Johnson County in southern Illinois... * Until 745 AM CST. * At 716 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northeast of Vienna, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Eddyville and Simpson.
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: 
Johnson, IL; Pope, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Paducah KY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov