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Tornado Watch 399
The Storm Prediction Center issued this tornado watch at Jun 26, 2026, 3:57 PM CDT for 11 counties in Illinois; 21 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 26, 2026, 3:57 PM CDT (20:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2026, 6:46 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Largest hail expected
- 1 in
- Strongest gust expected
- 50 kt
All 32 counties
Alexander County, IL, Gallatin County, IL, Hardin County, IL, Jackson County, IL, Johnson County, IL, Massac County, IL, Pope County, IL, Pulaski County, IL, Saline County, IL, Union County, IL, Williamson County, IL, Ballard County, KY, Caldwell County, KY, Calloway County, KY, Carlisle County, KY, Christian County, KY, Crittenden County, KY, Daviess County, KY, Graves County, KY, Henderson County, KY, Hickman County, KY, Hopkins County, KY, Livingston County, KY, Lyon County, KY, Marshall County, KY, McCracken County, KY, McLean County, KY, Muhlenberg County, KY, Todd County, KY, Trigg County, KY, Union County, KY, Webster County, KY
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What SPC expected
The probabilities SPC published with the watch, for the watch area over its life.
- Two or more tornadoes
- 40%
- One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes
- 20%
- Ten or more severe wind reports
- 40%
- One or more gusts of 65 knots or more
- 10%
- Ten or more severe hail reports
- 10%
- One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more
- 5%
- Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports
- 60%
Warnings issued inside it
3 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 4:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Pulaski | 3 hr |
| Jun 26, 4:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Alexander, Pulaski | 23 min |
| Jun 26, 5:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Ballard | 2 hr |
Discussions around it
SPC mesoscale discussions over the same counties from four hours before the watch to its end.
SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 3:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alexander, Gallatin, Hardin, Jackson, Johnson, Massac and 5 more | 114 min |
| Jun 26, 12:59 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bell, Boyd, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 24 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 26, 6:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anderson, Boyle, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Carroll, Franklin and 21 more | 91 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.