WWUS83 KPAH 050142
SPSPAH

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
842 PM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025

ILZ081-084-085-088-089-050245-
Franklin IL-Jackson IL-Union IL-Johnson IL-Williamson IL-
842 PM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN UNION...NORTHERN
JOHNSON...WILLIAMSON...SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON AND SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN
COUNTIES THROUGH 945 PM CDT...

At 842 PM CDT, trained weather spotters reported strong thunderstorms
along a line extending from near De Soto to near Cobden. Movement was
northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Whiteash, Lake Of Egypt Area, Cambria, Herrin, Spillertown,
Pittsburg, Crainville, Johnston City, Colp, Creal Springs, Energy,
Carbondale, Makanda, Williamson County Regional Airport, New
Burnside, Goreville, Marion, Carterville, Thompsonville, and
Stonefort.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 24 in Illinois between Mile Markers 1 and 6.
 Interstate 57 in Illinois between Mile Markers 36 and 62.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for southern
Illinois.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
south central Illinois.

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LAT...LON 3759 8871 3748 8925 3779 8926 3793 8871
TIME...MOT...LOC 0142Z 247DEG 26KT 3779 8920 3751 8921

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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