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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY
936 WWUS83 KPAH 160112 SPSPAH Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Paducah KY 812 PM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 ILZ084-088-MOZ076-160200- Jackson IL-Union IL-Perry MO- 812 PM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN UNION... SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON AND SOUTHEASTERN PERRY COUNTIES THROUGH 900 PM CDT... At 811 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Grand Tower, or 11 miles southwest of Murphysboro, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size 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... Carbondale, Anna, Jonesboro, Cobden, Grand Tower, Altenburg, Cedar Lake Area, Makanda, Alto Pass, and Gorham. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for southern Illinois...and southeastern Missouri. && LAT...LON 3763 8960 3774 8948 3768 8915 3744 8926 TIME...MOT...LOC 0111Z 296DEG 21KT 3766 8948 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ RJP