| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Alexander, IL; Ballard, KY; Carlisle, KY; Hickman, KY; Mississippi, MO; New Madrid, MO; Scott, MO |
| Effective | 7/9/2026, 6:43:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/9/2026, 7:30:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 9 at 6:43PM CDT until July 9 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Details
SVRPAH
The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southeastern Alexander County in southern Illinois…
Western Carlisle County in western Kentucky…
Northwestern Hickman County in western Kentucky…
Southwestern Ballard County in western Kentucky…
Mississippi County in southeastern Missouri…
Southeastern Scott County in southeastern Missouri…
Northeastern New Madrid County in southeastern Missouri…
* Until 730 PM CDT.
* At 643 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Hay-Wood City to near Farrenburg, moving east at 40
mph.
HAZARD…70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include…
Charleston, East Prairie, Cairo, Miner, Wickliffe, Bertrand, Wyatt,
Anniston, Arlington, Blodgett, Columbus, Diehlstadt, and Wilson
City.
This includes the following highways…
Interstate 57 in Illinois between Mile Markers 1 and 3.
Interstate 57 in Missouri between Mile Markers 2 and 21.
Instructions
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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