Receive alerts from your local agencies
...or text your ZIP CODE to 888777 for mobile alerts

Full Notification

Perry County Sheriff's Department
Wednesday August 12th, 2026 :: 04:48 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:30PM

SVRPAH The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Perry County in southeastern Missouri...

* Until 530 PM CDT.

* At 447 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near St. Mary, or near Chester, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Chester and Lithium. This includes Interstate 55 between Mile Markers 135 and 139.

* AFFECTED AREAS: PERRY, MO

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

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

Submit an anonymous web tip

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

Navigate & Discover