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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
437 PM CST Sun Dec 28 2025

ILC051-121-282315-
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Fayette IL-Marion IL-
437 PM CST Sun Dec 28 2025

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE AND NORTHEASTERN MARION COUNTIES IN SOUTH
CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

At 437 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from 9
miles northeast of Farina to over Salem, or along a line from 25
miles east of Vandalia to over Salem, moving east at 60 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
  Salem, Kinmundy, Farina, Omega, Stephen Forbes Station, La Clede,
  Iuka, Alma and Brubaker.

This includes Interstate 57 in Illinois near exit 135.

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 800 PM CST for a portion of
south central Illinois.

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LAT...LON 3865 8895 3881 8884 3891 8878 3891 8869
      3861 8870 3856 8902
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 250DEG 51KT 3886 8883 3869 8897 3858 8910

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

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