| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Mercer; Putnam |
| Effective | 7/20/2026, 11:52:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/21/2026, 12:15:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 20 at 11:52PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Details
At 1152 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 8 miles southeast of Corydon to near Mercer to
6 miles northeast of Cainsville. Movement was southeast 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…
Unionville, Princeton, Mercer, Lineville, Lucerne, Powersville, South
Lineville, and Mill Grove.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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