Illinois, Missouri Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 05/31/2026 13:42

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 31 at 3:42PM CDT until May 31 at 4:30PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 31, 2026 - 1:42pm
Expires: 
May 31, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description: 
SVRPAH The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Union County in southern Illinois... Northwestern Pulaski County in southern Illinois... Alexander County in southern Illinois... East central Bollinger County in southeastern Missouri... Northern Scott County in southeastern Missouri... Cape Girardeau County in southeastern Missouri... * Until 430 PM CDT. * At 342 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Millersville, or near Bollinger Mill State Historic Site, moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. * Locations impacted include... Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Scott City, Chaffee, Benton, Bollinger Mill State Historic Site, Tamms, Kelso, Delta, Gordonville, Dutchtown, Millersville, Cape Girardeau Airport, Olive Branch, Burfordville, Daisy, Ullin, Thebes, Oak Ridge, and Whitewater. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 in Illinois between Mile Markers 18 and 22. Interstate 55 between Mile Markers 77 and 114.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Alexander, IL; Pulaski, IL; Union, IL; Bollinger, MO; Cape Girardeau, MO; Scott, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Paducah KY