216  
WFUS53 KPAH 190233  
TORPAH  
ILC077-181-MOC157-190300-  
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0033.240419T0233Z-240419T0300Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY  
933 PM CDT THU APR 18 2024  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
NORTHWESTERN UNION COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...  
SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...  
SOUTHEASTERN PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...  
 
* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT.  
 
* AT 933 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED OVER ALTENBURG, OR 14 MILES NORTH OF TRAIL OF TEARS  
STATE PARK, MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.  
 
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT  
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE  
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.  
 
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...  
GRAND TOWER AROUND 940 PM CDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE  
FROHNA, GORHAM, AND ALTO PASS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
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 3771 8926 3754 8928 3759 8960 3760 8961  
3759 8962 3760 8964 3760 8966 3775 8964  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0233Z 278DEG 21KT 3766 8957  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 

 
 
JGG  
 
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