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Iron County 911 Communications
Wednesday August 2nd, 2023 :: 10:30 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 11:30PM Wednesday

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Iron County in southeastern Missouri... Southern Ste. Genevieve County in southeastern Missouri... Northern Reynolds County in southeastern Missouri... Northwestern Madison County in southeastern Missouri... St. Francois County in southeastern Missouri...

* Until 1130 PM CDT.

* At 1029 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles southwest of De Soto to near Potosi to 9 miles northeast of Courtois to near Cherryville to 9 miles north of Salem, moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Farmington, Bonne Terre, Desloge, Fredericktown, Bismarck, Ironton, Leadwood, Park Hills, Pilot Knob, Iron Mountain Lake, Viburnum, Arcadia, Bunker, Junction City, Cobalt, Knob Lick, Iron Mountain, Weingarten, Glover, and Bixby. This also includes St. Joe State Park, St. Francois State Park, Johnsons Shut-Ins State Park, Hawn State Park, Fort Davidson Historic Site, Elephant Rocks State Park, Taum Sauk Mountain State Park, and Missouri Mines Historic Site.

* AFFECTED AREAS: IRON, MO ... MADISON, MO ... REYNOLDS, MO ... STE. GENEVIEVE, MO ... ST. FRANCOIS, MO

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

Address/Location
Iron County 911 Communications
215 E Russell St
Ironton, MO 63650

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 573-546-4000

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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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