Moderate Risk of severe thunderstorms Sunday evening
Portions of Southeast Missouri, including Cape Girardeau, are under a Moderate Risk for severe thunderstorms this evening and tonight, with high winds the biggest threat. Tornadoes are also possible.
Here's a statement issued this morning from the National Weather Service in Paducah:
..SEVERE WEATHER EVENT EXPECTED THIS EVENING
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST TOWARD OUR REGION TODAY. WARM MOIST AIR COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS THROUGHOUT THE ATMOSPHERE
WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO FORM ACROSS THE AREA.
HAZARDS: DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERN THROUGHOUT THE REGION...BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES IS SIGNIFICANT AS WELL. LARGE HAIL WILL BE A MORE ISOLATED THREAT. THE STORMS WILL ALSO PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...WHICH COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING OVER PARTS OF THE AREA.
TIMING: THE BEST TIME FRAME FOR ANY SEVERE WEATHER AREA WIDE WILL BE FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 3 AM MONDAY MORNING.
LOCATION: STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL RAPIDLY DEVELOP OR SPREAD NORTH NORTHEAST INTO THE REGION EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT THE INITIAL DEVELOPMENT WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD FROM THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL FROM NEW MADRID UP THROUGH CAPE GIRARDEAU. THESE INITIAL STORMS WILL HAVE THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES.
THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING...THE TORNADO POTENTIAL WILL EXTEND EASTWARD...SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ANNA TO EDDYVILLE ILLINOIS TO MARION AND CENTRAL CITY KENTUCKY. THIS INCLUDES EXTREME SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND MOST OF WEST KENTUCKY. THE RISK OF TORNADOES WILL BE HIGHEST NEAR AND SOUTH OF THE ARKANSAS... TENNESSEE BORDERS.
THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO QUICKLY SPREAD NORTH AND EAST THROUGH THE EVENING...WITH DAMAGING WINDS BECOMING THE GREATER THREAT TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA OUTLINED ABOVE. WIND DAMAGE AND FLASH FLOODING WILL BE THE BIGGEST CONCERNS OVER THE EVANSVILLE TRI STATE AREA...AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.
PREPARATION: INDIVIDUAL STORMS WILL BE MOVING OVER 50 MPH...SO THERE WILL BE LITTLE TIME TO TAKE ACTION. REVIEW YOUR SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY PLANS NOW...INCLUDING WHERE YOUR SAFE SHELTER IS LOCATED. KNOW HOW YOU ARE GOING TO RECEIVE WARNINGS IF ONE IS ISSUED FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE AREA. HAVE MULTIPLE MEANS OF RECEIVING THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. THIS EVENT IS EXPECTED DURING THE NIGHT TIME HOURS...YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEE THE STORMS APPROACHING...SO PLEASE HEED WARNINGS WHEN THEY ARE ISSUED FOR OR NEAR YOUR LOCATION.
PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION REGARDING THIS SEVERE WEATHER EVENT VIA NOAA WEATHER RADIO...THE NWS PADUCAH KY WEBSITE OR FACEBOOK PAGE AND LOCAL MEDIA SOURCES.
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