Tornado Watch
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 10 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST /9 PM EST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS
IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS
EDWARDS
IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
GALLATIN HAMILTON HARDIN
SALINE WABASH WAYNE
WHITE
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA
POSEY
IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA
GIBSON PIKE SPENCER
VANDERBURGH WARRICK
IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES
IN WESTERN KENTUCKY
CALDWELL CRITTENDEN DAVIESS
HENDERSON HOPKINS MCLEAN
MUHLENBERG UNION WEBSTER
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBION, BOONVILLE, CALHOUN, CARMI,
DIXON, ELIZABETHTOWN, EVANSVILLE, FAIRFIELD, FORT BRANCH,
GRAYVILLE, GREENVILLE, HARRISBURG, HENDERSON, MADISONVILLE,
MARION, MCLEANSBORO, MORGANFIELD, MOUNT CARMEL, OWENSBORO,
PETERSBURG, POSEYVILLE, PRINCETON, ROCKPORT, SHAWNEETOWN,
AND WEST SALEM.
From: Feb 19, 2026 18:21
Until: Feb 20, 2026 02:00
Tornado Watch
TORNADO WATCH 10 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 PM CST /9 PM EST/ THIS
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS
EDWARDS
IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
GALLATIN HAMILTON SALINE
WABASH WAYNE WHITE
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA
POSEY
IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA
GIBSON PIKE SPENCER
VANDERBURGH WARRICK
IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES
IN WESTERN KENTUCKY
DAVIESS HENDERSON UNION
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBION, BOONVILLE, CARMI, EVANSVILLE,
FAIRFIELD, FORT BRANCH, GRAYVILLE, HARRISBURG, HENDERSON,
MCLEANSBORO, MORGANFIELD, MOUNT CARMEL, OWENSBORO, PETERSBURG,
POSEYVILLE, ROCKPORT, SHAWNEETOWN, AND WEST SALEM.
From: Feb 19, 2026 23:37
Until: Feb 20, 2026 02:00
Cold Weather Advisory
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 11 below expected.
* WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western
Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.
* WHEN...Until noon CST /1 PM EST/ today.
* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 10 below zero could
result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.
From: Jan 31, 2026 07:01
Until: Jan 31, 2026 18:00
Cold Weather Advisory
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 11 below expected.
* WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western
Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.
* WHEN...From 9 PM CST /10 PM EST/ this evening to noon CST /1 PM
EST/ Saturday.
* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 10 below zero could
result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.
From: Jan 30, 2026 19:16
Until: Jan 31, 2026 10:15
Cold Weather Advisory
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 10 below expected.
* WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western
Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.
* WHEN...From midnight CST /1 AM EST/ tonight to noon CST /1 PM EST/
Saturday.
* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 10 below zero could
result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.
From: Jan 30, 2026 06:47
Until: Jan 30, 2026 22:00
Cold Weather Advisory
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 11 below expected.
* WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western
Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.
* WHEN...From midnight CST /1 AM EST/ Friday Night to noon CST /1 PM
EST/ Saturday.
* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 10 below zero could
result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.
From: Jan 29, 2026 18:58
Until: Jan 30, 2026 10:00
Cold Weather Advisory
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills between 1 to 12 below zero are
expected.
* WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western
Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.
* WHEN...From 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ this evening to 1 PM CST /2 PM
EST/ Saturday.
* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 12 below zero could
result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken. Frostbite and
hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these
temperatures. The winter storm will exacerbate these dangers.
From: Jan 23, 2026 19:48
Until: Jan 24, 2026 11:00
Winter Storm Warning
* WHAT...Heavy snow. A band of 9 to 13 inch accumulations peaking
roughly from around Van Buren, Missouri across Southern Illinois
and the Ohio River counties of Western Kentucky to the Evansville
Tri-State region. 5 to 8 inches of snow is forecast in other
locations across far southeast Missouri and southern portions of
west Kentucky. Periods of heavy sleet in far southeast Missouri
and western Kentucky are possible, mainly Saturday evening through
midday Sunday, with some freezing rain possible in the southern
Kentucky Pennyrile. Sleet mixing in those areas may add up to over
an inch, with a light glaze of freezing rain.
* WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western
Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.
* WHEN...From midnight CST /1 AM EST/ tonight to 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/
Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult and may become impossible
at times. Extreme cold will exacerbate the danger.
From: Jan 23, 2026 20:00
Until: Jan 24, 2026 11:00
Cold Weather Advisory
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills between 10 and 15 below expected.
* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Illinois and
central, east central, and southeast Missouri.
* WHEN...From midnight tonight to noon CST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero
could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not
taken.
From: Jan 23, 2026 08:30
Until: Jan 23, 2026 23:30
Winter Storm Warning
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 5 and
10 inches with locally higher amounts possible.
* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Illinois and
central, east central, and southeast Missouri.
* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 6 PM CST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible.
From: Jan 23, 2026 08:24
Until: Jan 23, 2026 23:30
Cold Weather Advisory
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills between 2 to 12 below zero are
expected.
* WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western
Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.
* WHEN...From 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ this evening to 1 PM CST /2 PM
EST/ Saturday.
* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 12 below zero could
result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken. Frostbite and
hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these
temperatures. The winter storm will exacerbate these dangers.
From: Jan 23, 2026 07:13
Until: Jan 23, 2026 21:00
Winter Storm Warning
...MAJOR WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE REGION...
.Snow is expected to begin overnight tonight, periods of sleet will
mix in over western Kentucky and far southeast Missouri. The
majority of the event is expected to persist at heavy snow through
Sunday afternoon.
* WHAT...Heavy snow. A band of 8 to 13 inch accumulations peaking
roughly from around Poplar Bluff, MO to Paducah and Marion
northeastward to Evansville and Owensboro. 6 to 10 inches in other
locations across southern Illinois and far southwest Kentucky.
Periods of heavy sleet in far southeast Missouri and western
Kentucky with freezing rain mixed in. Some sleet accumulation and
up to a light glaze of freezing rain.
* WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western
Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.
* WHEN...From midnight CST /1 AM EST/ tonight to 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/
Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult and may become impossible
at times. Extreme cold will exacerbate the danger.
From: Jan 23, 2026 07:18
Until: Jan 23, 2026 21:00
Winter Storm Warning
...MAJOR WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE REGION...
.Snow is expected to begin overnight Friday night, periods of sleet
will mix in over western Kentucky and far southeast Missouri. The
majority of the event is expected to persist at heavy snow through
Sunday afternoon.
* WHAT...Heavy snow. A band of 8 to 13 inch accumulations peaking
roughly from around Poplar Bluff, MO to Paducah and Marion
northeastward to Evansville and Owensboro. 6 to 10 inches in other
locations across southern Illinois and far southwest Kentucky.
Periods of heavy sleet in far southeast Missouri and western
Kentucky with freezing rain mixed in. Some sleet accumulation and
up to a light glaze of freezing rain.
* WHERE...All of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western
Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.
* WHEN...From midnight CST /1 AM EST/ Friday Night to 6 PM CST /7 PM
EST/ Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will
likely become slick and hazardous. Travel could be very difficult.
From: Jan 22, 2026 18:29
Until: Jan 23, 2026 04:30
Cold Weather Advisory
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 10 below expected.
* WHERE...All ofsouthern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western
Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.
* WHEN...From 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ Friday to 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/
Sunday.
* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 10 below zero could
result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken. Frostbite and
hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these
temperatures. The winter storm will exacerbate these dangers.
From: Jan 22, 2026 18:00
Until: Jan 23, 2026 04:00
Winter Storm Watch
* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 4 and
8 inches possible.
* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Illinois and
central, east central, and southeast Missouri.
* WHEN...From late Friday night through Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.
From: Jan 22, 2026 08:25
Until: Jan 22, 2026 23:30
Cold Weather Advisory
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 15 below expected.
* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Illinois and
central, east central, and southeast Missouri.
* WHEN...From midnight Friday Night to noon CST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero
could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not
taken.
From: Jan 22, 2026 08:29
Until: Jan 22, 2026 23:30
Winter Storm Watch
* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation is possible in southern portions
of west Kentucky, with heavy snow possible across the rest of west
Kentucky, southeast Missouri, southern Illinois and southwest
Indiana. Total snow accumulations between 7 and 13 inches, and ice
accumulations around a light glaze possible.
* WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western
Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.
* WHEN...From late Friday night through Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Prolonged cold is also expected between
Friday and Monday. Wind chills Friday night could be as low as -10
degrees across the north and -5 across the south. Sunday night
wind chills will range from -7 degrees to -12 degrees.
From: Jan 22, 2026 07:22
Until: Jan 22, 2026 21:00
Dense Fog Advisory
* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.
* WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, western Kentucky, and
southeast Missouri.
* WHEN...Until 10 AM CST Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Temperatures dropping below freezing over
much of the area by morning may lead to some icing of roadways,
especially bridges.
From: Jan 22, 2026 04:28
Until: Jan 22, 2026 16:00
Dense Fog Advisory
* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.
* WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, western Kentucky, and
southeast Missouri.
* WHEN...Until 9 AM CST this morning.
* IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.
From: Jan 08, 2026 10:10
Until: Jan 08, 2026 15:00
Special Weather Statement
Spotters, web cameras, and airport observations indicate patchy
dense fog developing across the region. The fog is not currently
widepread but a few locations report visiblity falling quickly to
less than one quarter of a mile. Travelers should be alert for
rapidly changing visibility conditions this morning.
From: Jan 07, 2026 06:09
Until: Jan 07, 2026 08:15
Wind Advisory
* WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected.
* WHERE...All of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western
Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.
* WHEN...From 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ this evening to 6 AM CST /7 AM
EST/ Monday.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
From: Dec 29, 2025 00:00
Until: Dec 29, 2025 12:00
Tornado Watch
TORNADO WATCH 643 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 PM CST /9 PM EST/ THIS
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 14 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS
EDWARDS
IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
ALEXANDER GALLATIN HAMILTON
HARDIN JOHNSON MASSAC
POPE PULASKI SALINE
UNION WABASH WHITE
WILLIAMSON
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA
POSEY
IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA
GIBSON PIKE SPENCER
VANDERBURGH WARRICK
IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES
IN WESTERN KENTUCKY
BALLARD CALDWELL CRITTENDEN
DAVIESS HENDERSON HOPKINS
LIVINGSTON LYON MCCRACKEN
MCLEAN UNION WEBSTER
IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY
IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
SCOTT
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBION, BOONVILLE, CAIRO, CALHOUN,
CARMI, DIXON, EDDYVILLE, ELIZABETHTOWN, EVANSVILLE, FORT BRANCH,
GOLCONDA, GRAYVILLE, HARRISBURG, HENDERSON, HERRIN, JONESBORO,
MADISONVILLE, MARION, MCLEANSBORO, METROPOLIS, MORGANFIELD,
MOUND CITY, MOUNT CARMEL, OWENSBORO, PADUCAH, PETERSBURG,
POSEYVILLE, PRINCETON, ROCKPORT, SHAWNEETOWN, SIKESTON,
SMITHLAND, VIENNA, WEST SALEM, AND WICKLIFFE.
From: Dec 29, 2025 00:23
Until: Dec 29, 2025 02:00
Dense Fog Advisory
* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.
* WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, western Kentucky, and
southeast Missouri.
* WHEN...Until 9 AM CST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.
From: Dec 27, 2025 05:32
Until: Dec 27, 2025 15:00
Dense Fog Advisory
* WHAT...Visibility less than one mile in dense fog.
* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Illinois and
central, east central, and northeast Missouri.
* WHEN...Until 9 AM CST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.
From: Dec 27, 2025 05:35
Until: Dec 27, 2025 15:00
Special Weather Statement
Areas of fog have developed early this morning with locally dense
fog possible at times. Visibilities may drop to a quarter mile
through sunrise before gradually improving by 9 am.
Remember to allow extra time to reach your destination this
morning and remember to use low-beam headlights when encountering
fog.
From: Dec 25, 2025 12:22
Until: Dec 25, 2025 15:00
Special Weather Statement
Areas of fog have developed early this morning with locally dense
fog possible at times. Visibilities may drop to a quarter mile
through sunrise before improving.
Remember to allow extra time to reach your destination this
morning and remember to use low-beam headlights when encountering
fog.
From: Dec 25, 2025 09:12
Until: Dec 25, 2025 13:00
Dense Fog Advisory
* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.
* WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western
Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.
* WHEN...Until 9 AM CST /10 AM EST/ Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.
From: Dec 24, 2025 02:34
Until: Dec 24, 2025 15:00
Dense Fog Advisory
* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.
* WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western
Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.
* WHEN...Until 9 AM CST Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.
From: Dec 24, 2025 02:34
Until: Dec 24, 2025 15:00
Dense Fog Advisory
* WHAT...Visibility one quarter to one half mile in dense fog.
* WHERE...In Illinois, Clinton IL, Fayette IL, Marion IL, Washington
IL, Monroe IL, Randolph IL, and Saint Clair IL Counties. In
Missouri, Madison MO, Saint Francois MO, and Sainte Genevieve MO
Counties.
* WHEN...Until 9 AM CST this morning.
* IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Visibility will change rapidly in short
distances. Drivers should be remain vigilant, especially when
approaching low lying areas and areas adjacent to rivers, where fog
is likely to be more dense than outlying locations.
From: Dec 24, 2025 06:29
Until: Dec 24, 2025 15:00
Cold Weather Advisory
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills ranging from 0 to 10 below expected.
* WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western
Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.
* WHEN...From midnight CST /1 AM EST/ Saturday Night to noon CST /1
PM EST/ Sunday.
* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 10 below zero could
result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.
From: Dec 14, 2025 06:00
Until: Dec 14, 2025 18:00
Cold Weather Advisory
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 12 below expected.
* WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western
Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.
* WHEN...From midnight CST /1 AM EST/ tonight to noon CST /1 PM EST/
Sunday.
* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 10 below zero could
result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.
From: Dec 14, 2025 06:00
Until: Dec 14, 2025 18:00
Special Weather Statement
A mixture of freezing drizzle or light snow is possible across
portions of the region this afternoon and evening. As temperatures
fall below freezing, scattered slick spots may develop on many
surfaces. Use caution if travelling or outside the rest of today.
Temperatures will continue to drop to dangerously cold levels
overnight as the arctic airmass descends across our region.
From: Dec 13, 2025 20:52
Until: Dec 14, 2025 04:00
