Special Weather Statement 12/18/2024 00:25 for Kentucky, Missouri areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued December 18 at 2:25AM CST by NWS Paducah KY
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
December 18, 2024 - 12:25am
Expires: 
December 18, 2024 - 1:15am
Description: 
At 225 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Big Oak Tree State Park, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... East Prairie, New Madrid, Fulton, Hickman, Clinton, Hunter-Dawson State Historic Site, Towosahgy State Historic Site, Big Oak Tree State Park, Cayce, Dorena, Fulgham, Arlington, Columbus, and Boundurant. This includes Interstate 69 in Kentucky between Mile Markers 1 and 8.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Fulton; Hickman; Carlisle; Mississippi; New Madrid
Forcast Office: 
NWS Paducah KY