Full Notification

SVRLSX The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Jefferson County in east central Missouri... Ste. Genevieve County in southeastern Missouri... Madison County in southeastern Missouri... St. Francois County in southeastern Missouri...

* Until 715 PM CDT.

* At 617 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Anthonies Mill to 9 miles northwest of Belleview to near Ironton to Annapolis to near Garwood, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Law enforcement reported a tree down across the highway in Centerville. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Farmington, Festus, Bonne Terre, De Soto, Pevely, Desloge, Crystal City, Ste. Genevieve, Fredericktown, Herculaneum, Hillsboro, Bismarck, Leadwood, Barnhart, Park Hills, Olympian Village, Iron Mountain Lake, Bloomsdale, St. Mary, and Junction City. This includes Interstate 55 in Missouri between exits 141 and 185. This also includes St. Joe State Park, St. Francois State Park, Hawn State Park, Felix Valle House State Park, Sandy Creek Covered Bridge Historic Site, Missouri Mines Historic Site, and Gov. Dunklin's Grave Historic Site.

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

Instructions:

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for southwestern Illinois...and southeastern and east central Missouri.