Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS St. Louis, MO
Issued by NWS St. Louis, MO
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006 WWUS53 KLSX 082237 SVSLSX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service St Louis MO 537 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024 MOC187-221-082315- /O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0188.000000T0000Z-240508T2315Z/ Washington MO-St. Francois MO- 537 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHWESTERN ST. FRANCOIS COUNTIES... At 536 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Mineral Point, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters golf ball sized hail in Potosi, MO. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Farmington, Bonne Terre, Desloge, Potosi, Bismarck, Leadwood, Park Hills, Irondale, Mineral Point, Old Mines, Leadington, Caledonia, Belgrade, Blackwell, Cadet, Frankclay, Shirley, and French Village. This also includes Washington State Park, St. Joe State Park, St. Francois State Park, and Missouri Mines Historic Site. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for southeastern and east central Missouri. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3774 9101 3794 9092 3810 9068 3809 9068 3810 9065 3808 9066 3807 9061 3801 9063 3800 9058 3804 9042 3798 9032 3788 9046 3780 9036 3774 9065 TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 260DEG 34KT 3795 9067 TORNADO...POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ BSH