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WFUS53 KPAH 082118
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ILC069-KYC055-225-082145-
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
418 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Hardin County in southern Illinois...
  Northwestern Crittenden County in western Kentucky...
  Southwestern Union County in northwestern Kentucky...

* Until 445 PM CDT.

* At 418 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Rosiclare, or 17 miles southwest of Shawneetown,
  moving east at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree
           damage is likely.

* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  Hardin, northwestern Crittenden and southwestern Union Counties,
  including the following locations... Karbers Ridge, Gross,
  Elizabethtown, and Cave-in-Rock.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3752 8788 3748 8793 3745 8794 3743 8838
      3756 8842 3757 8841 3760 8823 3760 8818
      3757 8815 3757 8814 3761 8815 3766 8785
TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 263DEG 35KT 3749 8833

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

JGG