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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
711 PM CDT Fri May 16 2025

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Gallatin County in southern Illinois...
  Southwestern Henderson County in northwestern Kentucky...
  Central Union County in northwestern Kentucky...

* Until 800 PM CDT.

* At 710 PM CDT, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado
  was located near Shawneetown, moving east at 50 mph.

  This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

  SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.

  IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris 
           may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile 
           homes will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes, 
           businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete 
           destruction is possible.

* The tornado will be near...
  Morganfield around 715 PM CDT.
  Breckinridge Center and Uniontown around 720 PM CDT.
  Corydon around 730 PM CDT.
  Henderson and Robards around 740 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Old
Shawneetown and Waverly.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 69 in Kentucky between Mile Markers 138 and 148.
 Audubon Parkway between Mile Markers 1 and 3.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly
tornado is on the ground. To protect your life, TAKE COVER NOW! Move
to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3764 8768 3764 8822 3775 8823 3779 8797
      3777 8795 3779 8794 3783 8767 3783 8764
      3784 8761 3785 8751 3765 8751
TIME...MOT...LOC 0010Z 265DEG 45KT 3767 8816 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN

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