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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1014 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Jersey County in southwestern Illinois...
  Northwestern Madison County in southwestern Illinois...
  Northeastern Saint Charles County in east central Missouri...

* Until 1045 PM CDT.

* At 1014 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from
  over Hardin to over Orchard Farms, or along a line from 10 miles
  east of Elsberry to near St. Charles, moving east at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and small hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Hazelwood around 1015 PM CDT.
  Grafton, Portage Des Sioux and Florissant around 1020 PM CDT.
  Elsah around 1025 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by the severe thunderstorm include Fieldon,
Nutwood, Otterville, McClusky, Delhi and Fidelity.

This includes the following State Parks...
Confluence State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. These storms are capable of producing damaging winds.

Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek shelter
immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built
structure.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for portions of
southwest Illinois and east central Missouri.

&&

LAT...LON 3897 9045 3896 9052 3899 9057 3911 9060
      3918 9058 3919 9053 3916 9050 3917 9031
      3923 9031 3923 9020 3926 9020 3926 9015
      3900 9015 3900 9010 3881 9009 3883 9014
      3882 9020 3889 9032 3883 9036 3882 9039
TIME...MOT...LOC 0314Z 248DEG 45KT 3913 9062 3900 9061 3885 9048

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

BRC