⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Alexander; Pulaski; Carlisle; Ballard; Cape Girardeau; Scott; Mississippi – Thursday, July 9, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 9 at 10:10PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY

Details

At 1010 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Scott City to near Horseshoe Lake
Conservation Area. Movement was east at 35 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include…
Cape Girardeau, Charleston, Scott City, Chaffee, Cairo, La Center,
Benton, Bardwell, Wickliffe, Bertrand, Mounds, Morley, Barlow, Tamms,
Mound City, Kelso, Gordonville, Wyatt, Dutchtown, and Cape Girardeau
Airport.

This includes the following highways…
Interstate 57 in Illinois between Mile Markers 1 and 18.
Interstate 57 in Missouri between Mile Markers 6 and 21.
Interstate 55 between Mile Markers 70 and 96.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
southern Illinois…western Kentucky…and southeastern Missouri.

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