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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY
667 WWUS83 KPAH 152327 SPSPAH Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Paducah KY 627 PM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 ILZ084-MOZ076-160000- Jackson IL-Perry MO- 627 PM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON AND SOUTHEASTERN PERRY COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM CDT... At 627 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northwest of Altenburg, or 9 miles east of Perryville, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Grand Tower, Altenburg, Frohna, and Longtown. 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 8978 3774 8979 3783 8952 3762 8948 TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 255DEG 20KT 3770 8970 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ RJP