Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS St. Louis, MO
Issued by NWS St. Louis, MO
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287 WWUS53 KLSX 071035 SVSLSX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service St Louis MO 535 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024 ILC117-135-071045- /O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0170.000000T0000Z-240507T1045Z/ Macoupin IL-Montgomery IL- 535 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 AM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN MACOUPIN AND NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES... At 535 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Girard, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Virden, Girard, White Oak, Farmersville, Waggoner, Nilwood, and Standard City. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 AM CDT for south central and southwestern Illinois. Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3931 8982 3952 8986 3952 8953 3942 8953 TIME...MOT...LOC 1035Z 236DEG 38KT 3947 8976 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Elmore