Full Notification

SVRLSX The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Calhoun County in southwestern Illinois... Greene County in southwestern Illinois... Jersey County in southwestern Illinois... Western Madison County in southwestern Illinois... Northeastern Franklin County in east central Missouri... North Central Jefferson County in east central Missouri... Eastern Lincoln County in east central Missouri... Saint Charles County in east central Missouri... Saint Louis County in east central Missouri... Southeastern Warren County in east central Missouri... Saint Louis City in east central Missouri...

* Until 800 PM CDT.

* At 656 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from 5 miles northwest of Elsberry to over Union, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and small hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... St. Louis, O'Fallon, St. Charles, St. Peters, Florissant, Chesterfield, Wildwood, University City, Ballwin, Granite City, Wentzville, Alton, Kirkwood, Maryland Heights, East St. Louis, Hazelwood, Webster Groves, Ferguson, Manchester and Godfrey. This includes the following State Parks... Babler Memorial State Park, Scott Joplin Historic Site, Route 66 State Park, Cuivre River State Park, Castlewood State Park, Confluence State Park, First Missouri State Capitol Historic Site and Pere Marquette State Park. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Missouri between exits 203 and 231. Interstate 44 in Missouri between exits 251 and 277.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CALHOUN, IL ... GREENE, IL ... JERSEY, IL ... MADISON, IL ... FRANKLIN, MO ... JEFFERSON, MO ... LINCOLN, MO ... ST. CHARLES, MO ... ST. LOUIS, MO ... WARREN, MO ... ST. LOUIS CITY, MO

Instructions:

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. These storms are capable of producing damaging winds. Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek shelter immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built structure. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for portions of southwest Illinois and east central Missouri.