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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1124 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024
 

ILZ085-086-089-090-080500-
Saline IL-Pope IL-Johnson IL-Williamson IL-
1124 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN POPE...NORTHEASTERN
JOHNSON...SOUTHEASTERN WILLIAMSON AND SOUTHWESTERN SALINE COUNTIES
THROUGH MIDNIGHT CDT...

At 1124 PM CDT, trained weather spotters reported a strong
thunderstorm over Creal Springs, or 9 miles southeast of Marion,
moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Harrisburg, Creal Springs, Carrier Mills, Lake Of Egypt Area,
Stonefort, and New Burnside.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for southern
Illinois.

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LAT...LON 3756 8892 3765 8893 3777 8858 3759 8857
TIME...MOT...LOC 0424Z 258DEG 31KT 3761 8885 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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