NWS Paducah KYTO.W 0067June 26, 2026
Tornado Warning: Alexander, Pulaski, Ballard and 2 more, IL and KY
The National Weather Service office in Paducah issued a tornado warning for Alexander, Pulaski, Ballard and 2 more in Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, which was in force until 5:00 p.m. local time on June 26. It was the 67th tornado warning the NWS office in Paducah issued in 2026. Illinois had 115 tornado warnings in June 2026, against 23 in an average June of 2008-2025 (Illinois's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 43 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Paducah KY
- Area
- Alexander, Pulaski, Ballard and 2 more
- State
- Illinois
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:17 p.m. CDT, June 26, 2026
- Expires
- 5:00 p.m. CDT, June 26, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KPAH TO.W 0067
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
TORPAH The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Southwestern Pulaski County in southern Illinois... Southeastern Alexander County in southern Illinois... Southwestern Ballard County in western Kentucky... Northeastern Mississippi County in southeastern Missouri... Eastern Scott County in southeastern Missouri... * Until 500 PM CDT. * At 416 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Cairo, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * This dangerous storm will be near... Cairo, Mounds, and Mound City around 420 PM CDT. Barlow around 430 PM CDT. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 in Illinois between Mile Markers 1 and 6. Interstate 57 in Missouri between Mile Markers 17 and 21.
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.