Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued April 25 at 7:43PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 25, 2025 - 5:43pm
Expires:
April 25, 2025 - 6:30pm
Description:
At 742 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Dexter to near Poplar Bluff. Movement was
southeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. At 7:27 PM CDT, the Poplar Bluff
Airport meaured a wind gust of 41 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Parma, Qulin, Dudley, Fisk, Dexter, Bernie, Malden, 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:
Butler; Stoddard; New Madrid
Forcast Office:
NWS Paducah KY