Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 01:15AM Saturday 
SVRPAH The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Union County in southern Illinois... Northwestern Johnson County in southern Illinois... Southwestern Williamson County in southern Illinois... Southeastern Jackson County in southern Illinois... Northwestern Alexander County in southern Illinois... North central Scott County in southeastern Missouri... Southeastern Perry County in southeastern Missouri... Eastern Cape Girardeau County in southeastern Missouri...
* Until 115 AM CDT.
* At 1232 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Altenburg to Cape Girardeau, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. The Cape Girardeau Airport gusted to 77 mph. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include... Cape Girardeau, Cobden, Buncombe, Alto Pass, Cape Girardeau Airport, Dongola, Mill Creek, Ware, Jonesboro, Carbondale, Makanda, Trail Of Tears State Park, Grand Tower, Cedar Lake Area, East Cape Girardeau, Scott City, Altenburg, Anna, Cypress, and Cambria. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 in Illinois between Mile Markers 22 and 41. Interstate 55 between Mile Markers 90 and 103.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ALEXANDER, IL ... JACKSON, IL ... JOHNSON, IL ... UNION, IL ... WILLIAMSON, IL ... CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO ... PERRY, MO ... SCOTT, MO
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for southern Illinois...and southeastern Missouri.
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