⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Wayne; Butler; Stoddard – Monday, July 6, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 6 at 1:02PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY

Details

At 102 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Lake Wappapello State Park, moving south at 5 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…
Poplar Bluff, Lake Wappapello State Park, Puxico, Wappapello, Shook,
and Rombauer.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

If on or near Lake Wappapello, get out of the water and move indoors
or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles
from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not
be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

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