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PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK  

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

0752 AM CDT MON APR 27 2026



...Severe thunderstorms expected over parts of the mid Mississippi

Valley and Mid-South today and tonight...



* LOCATIONS...

  Southern and Central Illinois

  Central and Eastern Missouri

  Western Kentucky

  Western Indiana

  Northern and Central Arkansas

  Western Tennessee



* HAZARDS...

  Several tornadoes, a couple intense

  Widespread damaging winds

  Scattered large hail, some baseball size



* SUMMARY...

  Numerous severe thunderstorms are expected from the mid

  Mississippi/lower Ohio Valleys into the Mid-South through this

  evening, with a threat for multiple strong to intense tornadoes

  (EF-3+), widespread severe/damaging wind gusts, and scattered

  large to very large hail.



Preparedness actions...



Review your severe weather safety procedures for the possibility

of dangerous weather today. Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio, 

weather.gov, or other media for watches and warnings. A tornado

watch means that conditions are favorable for tornadoes to form

during the next several hours. If a tornado warning is issued for

your area, move to a place of safety, ideally in a basement or

interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building.



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..Gleason.. 04/27/2026



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