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Hundreds without power in mid-Missouri on Friday

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TORNADO WATCH 32 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS

CALHOUN               GREENE                JERSEY
MACOUPIN              MADISON               MONROE
RANDOLPH              SAINT CLAIR

IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

ADAMS                 BROWN                 PIKE

IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 29 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL MISSOURI

AUDRAIN               BOONE                 CALLAWAY
COLE                  MONITEAU              OSAGE

IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI

CRAWFORD              FRANKLIN              GASCONADE
JEFFERSON             LINCOLN               MONTGOMERY
SAINT CHARLES         SAINT LOUIS           SAINT LOUIS CITY
WARREN                WASHINGTON

IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI

KNOX                  LEWIS                 MARION
MONROE                PIKE                  RALLS
SHELBY

IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

IRON                  MADISON               REYNOLDS
SAINT FRANCOIS        SAINTE GENEVIEVE

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALTON, BELLEVILLE, BOWLING GREEN,
CAHOKIA, CHESTER, COLUMBIA, EDWARDSVILLE, FARMINGTON, FULTON,
HANNIBAL, JEFFERSON CITY, MEXICO, MOUNT STERLING, PITTSFIELD,
QUINCY, SAINT CHARLES, SAINT LOUIS, SPARTA, SULLIVAN, UNION,
AND WASHINGTON.

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of south central, southwest, and west central
Illinois and central, east central, northeast, and southeast
Missouri.

* WHEN...Until 1 AM CDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

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