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...Dangerous Storm with Strong Tornadoes Possible into this
Evening...

A very dangerous tornado producing storm is moving across Scott
County Missouri into west Kentucky. Tornado warnings are in
effect and the storm has had a history of producing tornadoes and
damage in Missouri. Conditions are expected to remain highly
favorable for severe weather and tornadoes, potentially strong
tornadoes through this evening.

The current tracks of these dangerous storms would bring them
within the vicinity of the following communities:

Cairo around 4:33 pm

Wickliffe around 4:45 pm

West Paducah around 5 pm

Downtown Paducah around 5:10 pm

These storms are fast moving at 60 mph. If you receive a Tornado
Warning for your area act quickly!

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 265 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /11 PM EDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS

IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 17 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS

EDWARDS

IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

ALEXANDER             FRANKLIN              GALLATIN
HAMILTON              HARDIN                JEFFERSON
JOHNSON               MASSAC                POPE
PULASKI               SALINE                UNION
WABASH                WAYNE                 WHITE
WILLIAMSON

IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA

POSEY

IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA

GIBSON                PIKE                  SPENCER
VANDERBURGH           WARRICK

IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 22 COUNTIES

IN WESTERN KENTUCKY

BALLARD               CALDWELL              CALLOWAY
CARLISLE              CHRISTIAN             CRITTENDEN
DAVIESS               FULTON                GRAVES
HENDERSON             HICKMAN               HOPKINS
LIVINGSTON            LYON                  MARSHALL
MCCRACKEN             MCLEAN                MUHLENBERG
TODD                  TRIGG                 UNION
WEBSTER

IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

MISSISSIPPI           NEW MADRID            SCOTT
STODDARD

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBION, BARDWELL, BENTON, BLOOMFIELD,
BOONVILLE, CADIZ, CAIRO, CALHOUN, CARMI, CHARLESTON, CLINTON,
DIXON, EDDYVILLE, ELIZABETHTOWN, ELKTON, EVANSVILLE, FAIRFIELD,
FORT BRANCH, GOLCONDA, GRAYVILLE, GREENVILLE, HARRISBURG,
HENDERSON, HERRIN, HICKMAN, HOPKINSVILLE, JONESBORO,
MADISONVILLE, MARION, MAYFIELD, MCLEANSBORO, METROPOLIS,
MORGANFIELD, MOUND CITY, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT VERNON, MURRAY,
NEW MADRID, OWENSBORO, PADUCAH, PETERSBURG, POSEYVILLE,
PRINCETON, ROCKPORT, SHAWNEETOWN, SIKESTON, SMITHLAND, VIENNA,
WEST FRANKFORT, WEST SALEM, AND WICKLIFFE.