⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Alexander, IL; Pulaski, IL; Ballard, KY; Carlisle, KY; McCracken, KY; Mississippi, MO – Thursday, July 9, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 9 at 11:08PM CDT until July 10 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Paducah KY

Details

SVRPAH

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Pulaski County in southern Illinois…
Eastern Alexander County in southern Illinois…
Northeastern Carlisle County in western Kentucky…
Ballard County in western Kentucky…
Western McCracken County in western Kentucky…
Northeastern Mississippi County in southeastern Missouri…

* Until midnight CDT.

* At 1108 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Mounds, or
near Cairo, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Cairo, La Center, Wickliffe, Mounds, Barlow, Tamms, Mound City,
Ullin, Kevil, Olmsted, Pulaski, and Blandville.

This includes the following highways…
Interstate 57 in Illinois between Mile Markers 1 and 17.
Interstate 57 in Missouri between Mile Markers 19 and 21.

Instructions

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.