SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
621 PM CDT THU APR 18 2024
ILC117-119-182345-
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MADISON IL-MACOUPIN IL-
621 PM CDT THU APR 18 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN MADISON AND SOUTHEASTERN MACOUPIN COUNTIES IN
SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS...
AT 621 PM CDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SORENTO, MOVING
EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
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.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHEASTERN MADISON AND SOUTHEASTERN MACOUPIN COUNTIES IN
SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
WILLIAMSON.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 55 IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN EXITS 33 AND 41.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT, A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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.