NWS Paducah KYTO.W 0071June 27, 2026
Tornado Warning: Massac, Pope, Livingston and 3 more, IL and KY
The National Weather Service office in Paducah issued a tornado warning for Massac, Pope, Livingston and 3 more in Illinois, Kentucky, which was in force until 6:15 p.m. local time on June 27. It was the 71st 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 51 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Paducah KY
- Area
- Massac, Pope, Livingston and 3 more
- State
- Illinois
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:24 p.m. CDT, June 27, 2026
- Expires
- 6:15 p.m. CDT, June 27, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KPAH TO.W 0071
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Illinois since 2008Every warning type in Illinois
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The notice as issued
TORPAH The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Southeastern Massac County in southern Illinois... Southern Pope County in southern Illinois... Southern Livingston County in western Kentucky... Northwestern Marshall County in western Kentucky... Southeastern McCracken County in western Kentucky... West central Lyon County in western Kentucky... * Until 615 PM CDT. * At 524 PM CDT, two severe thunderstorms capable of producing a tornado were located near Exit 7 in Paducah and just west of Calvert City , moving east at 25 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. * These dangerous storms will be near... Paducah, Calvert City, Reidland, and Ledbetter around 530 PM CDT. Land Between The Lakes Area around 540 PM CDT. Demumbers Bay Campground around 550 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by these tornadic storms include Grand Rivers. This includes the following highways... Interstate 24 in Kentucky between Mile Markers 7 and 34. Interstate 69 in Kentucky between Mile Markers 50 and 51.
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.