Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Eastern Randolph County IL
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NOAA issued it on June 17, 2026, 2 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS St Louis has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for eastern Randolph County in southwestern Illinois until 5:15 AM CDT June 1.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Southwestern Illinois
- Issued
- June 17, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS St Louis MO
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Southwestern Illinois.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS St Louis MO. Effective from June 1 at 4:12 AM CDT until June 1 at 5:15 AM CDT.
Affected Areas
Eastern Randolph County in southwestern Illinois. Locations impacted include Ruma, Roots, Evansville, Ellis Grove, Preston, Walsh, New Palestine, Chester, Blair, Bremen, Sparta, Welge, Eden, Steeleville, Shiloh Hill and Percy. This includes Piney Creek Ravine State Natural Area and Randolph County State Recreation Area.
What You Should Do
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows.
Expected Conditions
At 4:12 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Evansville, or 8 miles northeast of Ste. Genevieve, moving east at 20 mph. Hazard includes quarter size hail. Radar indicated. Max hail size 1.00 inch. Max wind gust up to 50 MPH.
Timeline
Warning in effect from June 1 2026 at 4:12 AM CDT until June 1 2026 at 5:15 AM CDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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