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Iron County 911 Communications
Wednesday May 8th, 2024 :: 06:12 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:15PM Wednesday

SVRLSX The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Iron County in southeastern Missouri... Southern Ste. Genevieve County in southeastern Missouri... Southeastern Washington County in east central Missouri... St. Francois County in southeastern Missouri...

* Until 715 PM CDT.

* At 611 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Belleview, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Farmington, Bismarck, Park Hills, Pilot Knob, Iron Mountain Lake, St. Mary, Belleview, Womac, Knob Lick, Iron Mountain, Weingarten, Coffman, Leadington, Caledonia, Granite, Minnith, Libertyville, Doe Run, River Aux Vases, and Belgrade. This includes Interstate 55 in Missouri between exits 141 and 143. This also includes St. Joe State Park, Hawn State Park, Elephant Rocks State Park, and Missouri Mines Historic Site.

* AFFECTED AREAS: IRON, 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. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for southwestern Illinois...and southeastern and east central Missouri.

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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