Full Notification

SVRLSX The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Monroe County in southwestern Illinois... St. Louis City in east central Missouri... Jefferson County in east central Missouri... St. Louis County in east central Missouri...

* Until 445 AM CDT.

* At 405 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Washington to Lonedell to near Potosi, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Dittmer around 410 AM CDT. Wildwood, Eureka, Pacific, De Soto, Cedar Hill, and Cedar Hill Lakes around 415 AM CDT. Hillsboro, Byrnes Mill, and House Springs around 420 AM CDT. Chesterfield, Ballwin, Ellisville, Weldon Spring, Clarkson Valley, Murphy, High Ridge, Spirit of St. Louis Airport, and Olympian Village around 425 AM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Arnold, Manchester, Festus, Town and Country, Sunset Hills, Valley Park, Pevely, Crystal City, Fenton, Herculaneum, Kirkwood, Maryland Heights, Creve Coeur, Crestwood, Des Peres, Glendale, Frontenac, Warson Woods, Oakland, Mehlville, Webster Groves, Ladue and Green Park. This includes the following highways... Interstate 44 in Missouri between exits 261 and 277. Interstate 55 in Missouri between exits 170 and 191. Interstate 70 in Missouri near exit 231. This also includes Babler Memorial State Park, Scott Joplin Historic Site, Route 66 State Park, Castlewood State Park, Mastodon Historic Site, Sandy Creek Covered Bridge Historic Site, and Gov. Dunklin's Grave Historic Site.

* AFFECTED AREAS: MONROE, IL ... JEFFERSON, MO ... ST. LOUIS, MO ... ST. LOUIS CITY, 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 800 AM CDT for southwestern Illinois...and southeastern and east central Missouri.