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Location: Benton, IL
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Lake Wind Advisory
Issued: 4:42 AM May. 17, 2026 – National Weather Service
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR
LAKE WAPPAPELLO, CRAB ORCHARD LAKE, AND REND LAKE...

* WHAT...South winds 13 to 17 mph with gusts up to 25 mph expected
on Lake Wappapello, Crab Orchard Lake, and Rend Lake.

* WHERE...Crab Orchard and Rend Lake in Franklin, Jefferson, and
Williamson County, Illinois and Lake Wappapello in Wayne County,
MO.

In Illinois, Franklin, Jefferson, and Williamson Counties. In
Missouri, Wayne County.

* WHEN...From noon to 5 PM CDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will create
hazardous conditions for small craft.

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