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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
742 AM CDT Sun May 26 2024

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Union County in southern Illinois...
  Pulaski County in southern Illinois...
  Southern Pope County in southern Illinois...
  Johnson County in southern Illinois...
  Alexander County in southern Illinois...
  Massac County in southern Illinois...
  South central Williamson County in southern Illinois...
  Ballard County in western Kentucky...
  McCracken County in western Kentucky...
  Fulton County in western Kentucky...
  Southwestern Livingston County in western Kentucky...
  Carlisle County in western Kentucky...
  Hickman County in western Kentucky...
  Graves County in western Kentucky...
  Mississippi County in southeastern Missouri...
  Southeastern New Madrid County in southeastern Missouri...
  East central Cape Girardeau County in southeastern Missouri...

* Until 830 AM CDT.

* At 741 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Cape Girardeau to near Cairo to near Big Oak
  Tree State Park to near Tiptonville, moving northeast at 75 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
           mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
  Paducah, Mayfield, Metropolis, Charleston, Anna, East Prairie,
  Cairo, Fulton, Hickman, Jonesboro, Vienna, Clinton, La Center,
  Bardwell, Wickliffe, Big Oak Tree State Park, Lone Oak, Towosahgy
  State Historic Site, Reidland, and Cobden.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 24 in Kentucky between Mile Markers 1 and 16.
 Interstate 24 in Illinois between Mile Markers 1 and 38.
 Interstate 57 in Illinois between Mile Markers 1 and 43.
 Interstate 57 in Missouri between Mile Markers 10 and 21.
 Interstate 69 in Kentucky between Mile Markers 1 and 28.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 AM CDT for southern
Illinois...western Kentucky...and southeastern Missouri.

&&

LAT...LON 3634 8954 3640 8959 3640 8966 3659 8952
      3701 8931 3704 8938 3725 8946 3728 8952
      3735 8943 3745 8945 3760 8908 3761 8877
      3714 8844 3654 8866 3650 8883 3650 8942
      3646 8946 3650 8953 3643 8955 3637 8951
TIME...MOT...LOC 1241Z 247DEG 65KT 3734 8950 3702 8928 3665 8935 3641
8954

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

$$

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