Severe Thunderstorm Watch 7/26/26 (New Event)

 URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 516
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   510 PM CDT Sun Jul 26 2026

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Southern Illinois
     Southwest Indiana
     Western into Central Kentucky

   * Effective this Sunday afternoon from 510 PM until Midnight CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
     Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible
     A tornado or two possible

   SUMMARY...Widely scattered thunderstorms are forecast to continue to
   develop and intensify through the early and mid evening.  A couple
   of the stronger storms will probably acquire supercell structure and
   pose a risk for large hail, damaging gusts, and perhaps a tornado
   through the early evening.  As additional storms develop and outflow
   becomes more prevalent, strong to severe gusts (55 to 70 mph)
   capable of wind damage will become the primary severe hazard towards
   the mid to late evening.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
   statute miles east and west of a line from 50 miles northeast of
   Salem IL to 30 miles southwest of Bowling Green KY. For a complete
   depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
   (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

   PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

   REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
   favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.
   Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening
   weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible
   warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
   tornadoes.