Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:30PM
SVRPAH The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Jackson County in southern Illinois... East central Perry County in southeastern Missouri...
* Until 530 PM CDT.
* At 440 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southwest of Ava, or 13 miles southeast of Chester, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. 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... Murphysboro, Ava, and Gorham.
* AFFECTED AREAS: JACKSON, IL ... PERRY, MO
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside should move immediately to shelter inside a strong building. Stay away from windows. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Address/Location
Perry County Sheriff's Department
710 S Kingshighway
Perryville, MO 63775
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 573-547-4576
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP PC911 followed by your message, to 888777
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