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Charleston, MO Department of Public Safety
Tuesday January 29th, 2013 :: 09:51 p.m. CST

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... ALEXANDER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... SOUTHWESTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... PULASKI COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... WESTERN BALLARD COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY... WESTERN CARLISLE COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY... WESTERN FULTON COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY... NORTHWESTERN HICKMAN COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY... MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... EASTERN NEW MADRID COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... EASTERN SCOTT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 1015 PM CST.

* AT 943 PM CST... RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES SOUTH OF WARE TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF CANALOU... MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNED AREA INCLUDE... LILBOURN... NEW MADRID... CHARLESTON... EAST PRAIRIE... CAIRO... WICKLIFFE... HICKMAN... MARSTON... HOWARDVILLE... BERTRAND... OLIVE BRANCH... HORSESHOE LAKE CONSERVATION AREA... TAMMS... FARRENBURG... MOUNDS... ANNISTON... MOUND CITY... WYATT... KARNAK AND BARLOW.

THIS LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF... SHORT LIVED TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER SHOULD A TORNADO BE OBSERVED... OR IF THERE IS AN UPGRADE TO A TORNADO WARNING FOR YOUR AREA.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS AND WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY.

Address/Location
Charleston, MO Department of Public Safety
204 N Main St
Charleston, MO 63834

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 573-683-3737

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