Severe Thunderstorm Warning extended & in effect for the St. Louis County area thru 1:45AM.
The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Monroe County in southwestern Illinois...
St. Clair County in southwestern Illinois...
Northeastern Jefferson County in east central Missouri...
South central St. Louis County in east central Missouri...
* Until 145 AM CST.
* At 1247 AM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Valley Park to near Horine, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Belleville, O`Fallon, East St. Louis, Arnold, Fairview Heights,
Cahokia, Swansea, Shiloh, Festus, Waterloo, Columbia, Mascoutah,
Pevely, Centreville, Crystal City, Lebanon, Freeburg, Dupo,
Millstadt and Red Bud.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 64 in Illinois between exits 12 and 23.
Interstate 55 in Missouri between exits 174 and 191.
This also includes Mastodon Historic Site, Sandy Creek Covered
Bridge Historic Site, and Gov. Dunklin`s Grave Historic Site.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 400 AM CST for southwestern
Illinois...and east central Missouri.
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
Instructions:
A tornado watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Although a tornado is not immediately likely, if one is spotted, act quickly and move to a place of safety inside a sturdy structure such as a basement or small interior room. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Address/Location
Velda City Police Department
2803 Maywood Ave
Saint Louis, MO 63121
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 314-382-7004
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning