Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 07/09/2026 20:10

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued July 9 at 10:10PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
July 9, 2026 - 8:10pm
Expires: 
July 9, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description: 
At 1010 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Scott City to near Horseshoe Lake Conservation Area. Movement was east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Cape Girardeau, Charleston, Scott City, Chaffee, Cairo, La Center, Benton, Bardwell, Wickliffe, Bertrand, Mounds, Morley, Barlow, Tamms, Mound City, Kelso, Gordonville, Wyatt, Dutchtown, and Cape Girardeau Airport. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 in Illinois between Mile Markers 1 and 18. Interstate 57 in Missouri between Mile Markers 6 and 21. Interstate 55 between Mile Markers 70 and 96.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for southern Illinois...western Kentucky...and southeastern Missouri.
Area Description: 
Alexander; Pulaski; Carlisle; Ballard; Cape Girardeau; Scott; Mississippi
Forcast Office: 
NWS Paducah KY