Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Equality, IL ∙ Breckinridge Center, KY ∙ Old Shawneetown, IL ∙ Waverly, KY ∙ Shawneetown, IL ∙ Morganfield, KY ∙ Junction, IL ∙ Uniontown, KY ∙ Ridgway, IL ∙ Grove Center, KY

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Paducah KY 854 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024 The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... East central Saline County in southern Illinois... Gallatin County in southern Illinois... Southwestern Posey County in southwestern Indiana... Central Union County in northwestern Kentucky... * Until 930 PM CDT. * At 853 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Equality, or near Shawneetown, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Morganfield, Shawneetown, Breckinridge Center, Uniontown, Ridgway, Equality, Waverly, Old Shawneetown, and Junction. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for southern Illinois...southwestern Indiana...and northwestern Kentucky. && LAT...LON 3777 8782 3777 8780 3775 8779 3776 8777 3767 8776 3764 8774 3763 8838 3781 8840 3786 8807 3787 8793 3788 8791 TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 264DEG 48KT 3773 8829 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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