Weather

County,
Special Weather Statement issued May 30 at 5:14PM CDT by NWS
Effective: 5:14 p.m. on Thursday, May 30, 2013
Expires: 5:45 p.m. on Thursday, May 30, 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ST. FRANCOIS...STE. GENEVIEVE AND
NORTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT...
AT 509 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR FREDERICKTOWN...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
JUNCTION CITY...
WOMAC...
COFFMAN...
WEINGARTEN...
ROCKY RIDGE...
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY....AND A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS
AREA. BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS
LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS....FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED
ROADWAY.

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