Tornado Warning
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
901 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024

...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR Central Hopkins County including Mortons
Gap...

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Hopkins County in northwestern Kentucky...

* Until 930 PM CDT.

* At 901 PM CDT, a confirmed large and destructive tornado was
  observed near Dawson Springs, moving east at 30 mph.

  This is a TORNADO EMERGENCY for Mortons Gap and central Hopkins
County. This is a his PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER
NOW!

  HAZARD...Deadly tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.

  IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris
           may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile
           homes will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes,
           businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete
           destruction is possible.

* The tornado will be near...
  Earlington and Mortons Gap around 905 PM CDT.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 69 in Kentucky near Mile Marker 96, and between Mile
Markers 100 and 111.
 Western Kentucky Parkway near Mile Marker 39.
 Pennyrile Parkway near Mile Marker 34.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly
tornado is on the ground. To protect your life, TAKE COVER NOW! Move
to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid
windows. If in a mobile home, a vehicle or outdoors, move to the
closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3719 8764 3725 8764 3729 8742 3721 8742
TIME...MOT...LOC 0201Z 263DEG 24KT 3722 8760

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

JGG