“Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 12:00AM Monday” from Franklin County Office of Emergency Management & Communications : Nixle

Franklin County Office of Emergency Management & Communications

Sunday July 26th, 2026 :: 07:27 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 12:00AM Monday

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 516 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS FRANKLIN JOHNSON MASSAC WILLIAMSON IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN WESTERN KENTUCKY CALLOWAY GRAVES MARSHALL MCCRACKEN THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BENTON, HERRIN, MAYFIELD, METROPOLIS, MURRAY, PADUCAH, VIENNA, AND WEST FRANKFORT.

* AFFECTED AREAS: FRANKLIN, IL ... JOHNSON, IL ... MASSAC, IL ... WILLIAMSON, IL ... CALLOWAY, KY ... GRAVES, KY ... MCCRACKEN, KY ... MARSHALL, KY

Address/Location
Franklin County Office of Emergency Management & Communications
401 E Park St
Benton, IL 62812

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 618-439-4362

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Alert Details

Severity:: Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:: Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:: Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:: Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:: Severe Thunderstorm Watch

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