![National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration](/build/images/header/noaa.d87e0251.png)
![National Weather Service](/build/images/header/nws.4e6585d8.png)
![United States Department of Commerce](/build/images/header/doc.b38ba91a.png)
Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY
353 WWUS83 KPAH 160004 SPSPAH Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Paducah KY 704 PM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 ILZ084-088-160045- Jackson IL-Union IL- 704 PM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN UNION AND SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM CDT... At 704 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Grand Tower, or 11 miles north of Trail Of Tears State Park, moving east southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel 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... Anna, Jonesboro, Cobden, Grand Tower, Cedar Lake Area, Makanda, and Alto Pass. This includes Interstate 57 in Illinois near Mile Marker 29. 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 3767 8915 3742 8915 3754 8951 3758 8950 3758 8949 3759 8948 3760 8948 3761 8949 3767 8948 TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 289DEG 21KT 3762 8944 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ RJP