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Iron County 911 Communications
Thursday April 18th, 2024 :: 06:14 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:30PM Thursday

SVRLSX The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Monroe County in southwestern Illinois... Washington County in south central Illinois... Randolph County in southwestern Illinois... Southeastern St. Clair County in southwestern Illinois... Iron County in southeastern Missouri... Southeastern Jefferson County in east central Missouri... Ste. Genevieve County in southeastern Missouri... Reynolds County in southeastern Missouri... Madison County in southeastern Missouri... Southern Washington County in east central Missouri... St. Francois County in southeastern Missouri...

* Until 730 PM CDT.

* At 613 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Waterloo to 6 miles northwest of Bonne Terre to 7 miles north of Bunker, moving southeast at 35 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... Farmington, Festus, Waterloo, Chester, Bonne Terre, Desloge, Crystal City, Ste. Genevieve, Sparta, Fredericktown, Red Bud, Nashville, Potosi, Bismarck, Ironton, Leadwood, Bremen, Park Hills, Reynolds, and Smithton. This includes the following highways... Interstate 64 in Illinois between exits 50 and 61. Interstate 55 in Missouri between exits 141 and 175. This also includes St. Joe State Park, St. Francois State Park, Johnsons Shut-Ins State Park, Hawn State Park, Fort Davidson Historic Site, Felix Valle House State Park, Elephant Rocks State Park, Taum Sauk Mountain State Park, Missouri Mines Historic Site, and Clearwater Lake Recreational Area.

* AFFECTED AREAS: MONROE, IL ... RANDOLPH, IL ... ST. CLAIR, IL ... WASHINGTON, IL ... IRON, MO ... JEFFERSON, MO ... MADISON, MO ... REYNOLDS, MO ... STE. GENEVIEVE, MO ... ST. FRANCOIS, MO ... WASHINGTON, MO

Instructions:

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

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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