THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 127 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS JOHNSON MASSAC POPE SALINE WILLIAMSON IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN WESTERN KENTUCKY CALLOWAY GRAVES LIVINGSTON MARSHALL MCCRACKEN THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BENTON, GOLCONDA, HARRISBURG, HERRIN, MAYFIELD, METROPOLIS, MURRAY, PADUCAH, SMITHLAND, AND VIENNA.
* AFFECTED AREAS: JOHNSON, IL ... MASSAC, IL ... POPE, IL ... SALINE, IL ... WILLIAMSON, IL ... CALLOWAY, KY ... GRAVES, KY ... LIVINGSTON, KY ... MCCRACKEN, KY ... MARSHALL, KY
