Special Weather Statement 04/25/2025 16:44 for Missouri areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued April 25 at 6:44PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 25, 2025 - 4:44pm
Expires: 
April 25, 2025 - 5:30pm
Description: 
At 643 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Lake Wappapello State Park, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size 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... Hendrickson, Wappapello, Dudley, Shook, Rombauer, Fisk, Lake Wappapello State Park, Puxico, and Poplar Bluff.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Conditions are favorable for the development of weak, brief funnel clouds. This type of funnel cloud is harmless, but on rare occasions they can briefly touch down, producing wind gusts over 50 mph. If a funnel cloud is spotted move indoors and report your sighting to the National Weather Service.
Area Description: 
Wayne; Butler; Stoddard
Forcast Office: 
NWS Paducah KY