June 17, 2026

Midwest Storm Chasers

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⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Jackson, IL; Union, IL; Cape Girardeau, MO; Perry, MO – Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Event Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Observed
Area Jackson, IL; Union, IL; Cape Girardeau, MO; Perry, MO
Effective 6/16/2026, 6:11:00 PM CDT
Expires 6/16/2026, 7:00:00 PM CDT

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 16 at 6:11PM CDT until June 16 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY

Details

SVRPAH

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northwestern Union County in southern Illinois…
Southwestern Jackson County in southern Illinois…
Eastern Perry County in southeastern Missouri…
North central Cape Girardeau County in southeastern Missouri…

* Until 700 PM CDT.

* At 611 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Perryville,
moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include…
Perryville, Grand Tower, Altenburg, Frohna, Gorham, Longtown, and
Old Appleton.

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.