Full Notification

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Calhoun County in southwestern Illinois... Greene County in southwestern Illinois... Madison County in southwestern Illinois... Macoupin County in southwestern Illinois... Jersey County in southwestern Illinois... St. Louis City in east central Missouri... St. Charles County in east central Missouri... Southeastern Lincoln County in east central Missouri... St. Louis County in east central Missouri...

* Until 545 AM CDT.

* At 440 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Roodhouse to near Carrollton to Hardin to near Chain of Rocks, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Carrollton around 445 AM CDT. Greenfield around 450 AM CDT. Athensville around 455 AM CDT. St. Charles, Jerseyville and Old Kane around 500 AM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Orchard Farms, Bridgeton, Grafton, Elsah, Florissant, Hazelwood, Berkeley, Palmyra, Portage Des Sioux, Kemper, Ferguson, Carlinville, Dellwood, Brighton, Calverton Park and West Alton. This includes the following highways... Interstate 55 in Illinois between exits 23 and 44. Interstate 44 in Missouri between exits 261 and 277. Interstate 70 in Missouri between exits 208 and 231. This also includes Babler Memorial State Park, Scott Joplin Historic Site, Route 66 State Park, Castlewood State Park, Confluence State Park, First Missouri State Capitol Historic Site, Pere Marquette State Park, Beaver Dam State Park, and Horseshoe Lake State Park.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CALHOUN, IL ... GREENE, IL ... JERSEY, IL ... MACOUPIN, IL ... MADISON, IL ... LINCOLN, MO ... ST. CHARLES, MO ... ST. LOUIS, MO ... ST. LOUIS CITY, MO

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.