Weather

County,
Special Weather Statement issued May 30 at 4:46PM CDT by NWS
Effective: 4:46 p.m. on Thursday, May 30, 2013
Expires: 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 30, 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WASHINGTON...REYNOLDS...IRON AND
CRAWFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM CDT...
AT 441 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES NORTHWEST
OF SALEM TO 9 MILES SOUTH OF BUNKER TO 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
WINONA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH
HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
STEELVILLE...
CUBA...
BOURBON...
ANTHONIES MILL...
POTOSI...
IRONTON...
BUNKER...
REYNOLDS...
OATES...
CHERRYVILLE...
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.
THESE STORMS 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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