| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| Area | Alexander, IL; Union, IL; Fulton, KY; Bollinger, MO; Butler, MO; Cape Girardeau, MO; Carter, MO; Mississippi, MO; New Madrid, MO; Ripley, MO; Scott, MO; Stoddard, MO; Wayne, MO |
| Effective | 7/21/2026, 2:48:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/21/2026, 9:00:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 21 at 2:48PM CDT until July 21 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Details
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH 508 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING
IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
ALEXANDER UNION
IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY
IN WESTERN KENTUCKY
FULTON
IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
BOLLINGER BUTLER CAPE GIRARDEAU
CARTER MISSISSIPPI NEW MADRID
RIPLEY SCOTT STODDARD
WAYNE
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BLOOMFIELD, CAIRO, CAPE GIRARDEAU,
CHARLESTON, DONIPHAN, HICKMAN, JACKSON, JONESBORO, MARBLE HILL,
NEW MADRID, PIEDMONT, POPLAR BLUFF, SIKESTON, AND VAN BUREN.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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