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Jefferson County
Monday April 27th, 2026 :: 08:44 a.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:30AM

SVRPAH The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Perry County in south central Illinois... Southeastern Jefferson County in south central Illinois... Northwestern Williamson County in southern Illinois... Northeastern Jackson County in southern Illinois... Franklin County in south central Illinois...

* Until 930 AM CDT.

* At 843 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Elkville to near Carbondale, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Emergency management. At 841 AM CDT quarter size hail was reported in Murphysboro. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include... Carbondale, Marion, Herrin, West Frankfort, Murphysboro, Benton, Du Quoin, Carterville, Johnston City, Christopher, Rend Lake Area, Sesser, Zeigler, De Soto, Crainville, Cambria, Royalton, Energy, Elkville, and Hurst. This includes Interstate 57 in Illinois between Mile Markers 57 and 85.

* AFFECTED AREAS: FRANKLIN, IL ... JACKSON, IL ... JEFFERSON, IL ... PERRY, IL ... WILLIAMSON, IL

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Address/Location
Jefferson County
100 S 10th St
Mount Vernon, IL 62864

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 618-244-8000

Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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