BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
716 PM CDT FRI APR 19 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS
CENTRAL MACOUPIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS

* UNTIL 800 PM CDT

* AT 716 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF LITCHFIELD...MOVING EAST
AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH...
LITCHFIELD
RAYMOND
HILLSBORO
TAYLOR SPRINGS
WITT
COFFEEN
NOKOMIS

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...AND HAS DOWNED
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES. TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IN THE
INTERIOR PORTION OF A STURDY BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM OUTSIDE WALLS
AND WINDOWS!

LAT...LON 3939 9007 3906 9008 3904 8927 3935 8926

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