The National Weather Service in St. Louis is asking for your damage reports. The NWS asked you to post on Facebook/X and tag @NWSStLouis If you have a picture, include it Report the time (can be approximate) that the damage or observation occurred Provide the nearest cross street to the location of the damage Please r...

Severe storms rolled through Fayette County on Friday night and into Saturday morning. Over a two hour period from 10 pm to just past midnight, Fayette County endured two separate Tornado Warnings and two separate Severe Thunderstorms Warnings. The storms brought extremely high winds, very large hail, frequent lightni...

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Central Fayette County in south central Illinois... * Until midnight CDT. * At 1137 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Shobonier, or 7 miles southeast of Vandalia, moving northeast at 75 mph. HAZARD...

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Fayette County in south central Illinois... Northern Marion County in south central Illinois... * Until 1215 AM CDT. * At 1125 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from 10 miles northwest of Wrights Corner to near Carlyle, or along a line from 18 miles east of Nokomi...

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Bond County in south central Illinois... Northeastern Clinton County in south central Illinois... Fayette County in south central Illinois... Northern Marion County in south central Illinois... * Until 1130 PM CDT. * At 1055 PM CDT, a severe...

Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service St Louis MO 1038 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025 The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Bond County in south central Illinois... Northwestern Fayette County in south central Illinois... Southern Montgomery County in...

TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 37 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 800 PM CDT FRI MAR 14 2025 TORNADO WATCH 37 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ILC005-017-019-021-023-025-027-029-033-035-039-041-045-049-051- 053-057-075-079-095-101-105-107-113-115-121-123-125-129-135-137- 139-143-147-...

The National Weather Service in St. Louis alerts thunderstorms have reached central MO and are becoming more organized with eastward progress. Remain vigilant through this evening by paying close attention to weather updates.

With the high winds expected over the area today, the Vandalia Fire Department is strongly requesting a courtesy No Burn for today.

An outbreak of severe storms will strike the area this evening and tonight. Our weather forecast for today calls for gradually clearing skies with a high of 80. Winds will gust out of the south at better than 40 miles per hour today. Tonight we will see storms---severe storms will hit---with a low of 58. Winds from ...

A 31 year old man is facing multiple Felony charges in Fayette County Court. 31 year old Kaleb W. McCormick is facing a charge of Aggravated Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a Police Officer, which is a Class 4 Felony. Information says that McCormick was driving his vehicle on West 6th Street in Ramsey and was allegedly...

We hear more today from Fayette County Board member Merrell Collins as we discuss the county's proposed project for a new courthouse and jail. Collins says one of the biggest misconceptions he hears each day is how the county is proposing to pay for the project. Fayette County voters will be asked on April 1st whether...

We hear for the final day today from two individuals running for Vandalia School Board. There are 4 seats up for election in the April 1st race. Four incumbents are running for another term while there is one challenger, Aaron Janssen. He talks about what he would look to accomplish in his first term in office. Along...

Some at the Illinois Statehouse say the state is on fire with burdensome property taxes and the firehouse is locked by majority Democrats. Republican State Representative Dan Ugaste said one commercial property owner is about to give up, as his $300,000 property has a $60,000 annual property tax bill. Statehouse Democr...

Although most Illinois public-school students test below grade level in reading and math, Governor J.B. Pritzker is touting his administration's record spending on public education. Pritzker addressed the Illinois Education Association Representative Assembly in Rosemont Thursday. The governor encouraged union members ...