NWS Paducah KYSV.W 0352September 5, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Saline and Williamson, IL
The National Weather Service office in Paducah issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Saline and Williamson in Illinois, which was in force until 7:30 p.m. local time on September 5. It was the 352nd severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Paducah issued in 2026. Illinois had 16 severe thunderstorm warnings in September 2026, against 24 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Illinois's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 34 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Paducah KY
- Area
- Saline and Williamson
- State
- Illinois
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:56 p.m. CDT, September 5, 2026
- Expires
- 7:30 p.m. CDT, September 5, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KPAH SV.W 0352
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SVRPAH The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Saline County in southern Illinois... Southeastern Williamson County in southern Illinois... * Until 730 PM CDT. * At 656 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles west of Carrier Mills, or 10 miles west of Harrisburg, moving south at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and small hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Creal Springs and Stonefort.
What the agency told people to do
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds.
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