Special Weather Statement 04/25/2025 17:47 for Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued April 25 at 7:47PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 25, 2025 - 5:47pm
Expires: 
April 25, 2025 - 6:30pm
Description: 
At 746 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near New Harmony, or 7 miles northwest of Mount Vernon, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Blairsville, Mount Vernon, Maunie, New Harmony, Phillipstown, Kasson, Uniontown, Henderson, and Evansville.
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: 
White; Posey; Vanderburgh; Union; Henderson
Forcast Office: 
NWS Paducah KY