⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Alexander; Pulaski; Ballard; Mississippi – Sunday, July 5, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 5 at 9:02PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY

Details

At 902 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Dongola to near Mounds to near Wyatt.
Movement was southwest at 10 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include…
Cairo, Mounds, Tamms, Mound City, Ullin, Olmsted, and Pulaski.

This includes the following highways…
Interstate 57 in Illinois between Mile Markers 1 and 19.
Interstate 57 in Missouri between Mile Markers 14 and 21.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.