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Stoddard County EMA
Wednesday May 8th, 2024 :: 10:07 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 10:45PM Wednesday

SVRPAH The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Union County in southern Illinois... Pulaski County in southern Illinois... Alexander County in southern Illinois... Scott County in southeastern Missouri... Central Cape Girardeau County in southeastern Missouri... Northeastern Stoddard County in southeastern Missouri...

* Until 1045 PM CDT.

* At 1000 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Trail Of Tears State Park to near Bell City, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include... Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Scott City, Anna, Chaffee, Cairo, Jonesboro, Advance, Oran, Benton, Trail Of Tears State Park, Cobden, Mounds, Dongola, Morley, Tamms, Mound City, Kelso, Karnak, and Bell City. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 in Illinois between Mile Markers 1 and 39. Interstate 55 between Mile Markers 76 and 105.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ALEXANDER, IL ... PULASKI, IL ... UNION, IL ... CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO ... SCOTT, MO ... STODDARD, 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 southern Illinois...western Kentucky...and southeastern Missouri.

Address/Location
Stoddard County EMA
501 W Business U.S. 60
Dexter, MO 63841

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 573-614-5155

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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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