Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY
482 WWUS83 KPAH 042300 SPSPAH 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. && 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