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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
600 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024

ILZ080-084-042345-
Perry IL-Jackson IL-
600 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PERRY AND NORTH CENTRAL JACKSON
COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM CDT...

At 600 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Coulterville, or 8 miles west of Pinckneyville, moving east at 20
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Du Quoin, Pinckneyville, Tamaroa, Willisville, Cutler, and St. Johns.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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LAT...LON 3821 8916 3819 8915 3813 8915 3812 8913
      3810 8914 3810 8912 3806 8912 3804 8914
      3802 8914 3793 8958 3795 8960 3822 8959
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 249DEG 15KT 3810 8953

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

KC