Full Notification

SVRLSX The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Monroe County in southwestern Illinois... Jefferson County in east central Missouri... Southeastern Franklin County in east central Missouri... Southwestern St. Louis County in east central Missouri...

* Until 200 AM CDT.

* At 112 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Union to near Lonedell to 7 miles east of Richwoods, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Chesterfield, Wildwood, Ballwin, Kirkwood, Webster Groves, Arnold, Manchester, Crestwood, Festus, Town and Country, Union, Eureka, Waterloo, Columbia, Ellisville, Sunset Hills, Des Peres, Pacific, Valley Park, and De Soto. This includes the following highways... Interstate 44 in Missouri between exits 240 and 277. Interstate 55 in Missouri between exits 175 and 191. This also includes Route 66 State Park, Castlewood State Park, Mastodon Historic Site, Sandy Creek Covered Bridge Historic Site, Gov. Dunklin's Grave Historic Site, and Robertsville State Park.

* AFFECTED AREAS: MONROE, IL ... FRANKLIN, MO ... JEFFERSON, MO ... ST. LOUIS, 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 300 AM CDT for southwestern Illinois...and east central Missouri.