Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY
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WWUS83 KPAH 080701
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
201 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024
ILZ090-092-094-KYZ004>007-080745-
Massac IL-Alexander IL-Pope IL-McCracken KY-Ballard KY-Graves KY-
Livingston KY-
201 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN MASSAC...
SOUTHEASTERN POPE...SOUTHEASTERN ALEXANDER...SOUTHWESTERN
LIVINGSTON...CENTRAL BALLARD...MCCRACKEN AND NORTH CENTRAL GRAVES
COUNTIES THROUGH 245 AM CDT...
At 200 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
La Center, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Paducah, Metropolis, Cairo, La Center, Reidland, Lone Oak, Brookport,
Barlow, Barkley Regional Airport, Ledbetter, West Paducah,
Lovelaceville, and Kevil.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 24 in Kentucky between Mile Markers 1 and 14.
Interstate 24 in Illinois near Mile Marker 38.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 AM CDT for southern
Illinois...western Kentucky...and southeastern Missouri.
&&
LAT...LON 3694 8881 3695 8882 3695 8887 3699 8920
3702 8920 3706 8903 3719 8893 3711 8835
3692 8865
TIME...MOT...LOC 0700Z 281DEG 31KT 3708 8896
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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