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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
650 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026
 
ILZ088-092-093-KYZ004-190030-
Alexander IL-Union IL-Pulaski IL-Ballard KY-
650 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN UNION...PULASKI...
CENTRAL ALEXANDER AND NORTHWESTERN BALLARD COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM
CDT...

At 649 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Mounds, or 9 miles north of Cairo, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Mounds, Dongola, Tamms, Mound City, Karnak, Ullin, Olmsted, New Grand
Chain, and Pulaski.

This includes Interstate 57 in Illinois between Mile Markers 4 and
27.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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LAT...LON 3707 8926 3707 8927 3713 8935 3743 8914
      3735 8904 3730 8905 3729 8904 3731 8901
      3731 8899 3725 8893 3720 8892 3705 8924
TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 222DEG 24KT 3715 8924 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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