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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
403 PM CDT Sat May 16 2026

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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3871 8914 3874 8901 3890 8887 3891 8879
      3891 8869 3865 8870 3848 8870 3848 8892
      3847 8903 3847 8914
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 271DEG 18KT 3882 8883 3866 8901 3856 8925

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

BRC