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Stoddard County EMA
Monday May 4th, 2020 :: 05:15 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:00PM

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Fulton County in western Kentucky... New Madrid County in southeastern Missouri... Southern Stoddard County in southeastern Missouri...

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 513 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles west of Bernie to Piggott, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. This line of storms has a history of producing damaging winds. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Portageville, New Madrid, Bernie, Lilbourn, Hunter-Dawson State Historic Site, Malden, Clarkton, Gideon, Parma, Marston, Howardville, Risco, Tallapoosa, Catron and North Lilbourn. This includes Interstate 55 between Mile Markers 33 and 50.

* AFFECTED AREAS: NEW MADRID, MO ... STODDARD, MO ... FULTON, KY

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

Address/Location
Stoddard County EMA
501 W Business U.S. 60
Dexter, MO 63841

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 573-614-5155

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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

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