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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1153 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024

ILZ092>094-KYZ004-005-MOZ112-080530-
Massac IL-Alexander IL-Pulaski IL-McCracken KY-Ballard KY-
Mississippi MO-
1153 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL PULASKI...WESTERN
MASSAC...SOUTHEASTERN ALEXANDER...CENTRAL BALLARD...NORTHWESTERN
MCCRACKEN AND NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES THROUGH 1230 AM
CDT...

At 1153 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Mound City, or near Cairo, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Cairo, La Center, Mounds, Barlow, Mound City, Kevil, and Olmsted.

This includes Interstate 57 in Illinois between Mile Markers 1 and
11.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for southern
Illinois...western Kentucky...and southeastern Missouri.

&&

LAT...LON 3715 8926 3726 8888 3704 8887 3701 8926
TIME...MOT...LOC 0453Z 257DEG 30KT 3711 8917

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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