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Well - we have almost made it through May! Normally a busy time for forecasters and severe weather spotters. Thankfully we have only had a couple of events during the past month. Granted - those events were on the higher end of the scales..
There were 150 tornado reports over the last 48 hours. That would be from Wednesday into Thursday night. Quite amazing. Those are preliminary numbers and they could be lowered a bit if duplicate reports are found. Either way - impressive outbreak. .
Unfortunately, more than 15 people were killed in the storm. There were several injuries in our region but no deaths - which we are thankful for..
There were over 1500 reports of tornadoes, wind, and hail - combined. One of the tornadoes in our region was over 1 mile wide - that was the southeast Missouri tornado..
Had the storms not become a squall line then we would have witnessed much higher tornado numbers in southern Illinois and western Kentucky. The National Weather Service is still out and about doing storm surveys - there were several tornadoes, we believe, in southern Indiana, southern Illinois, western Tennessee, southeast Missouri, northeast Arkansas, and western Kentucky and we may know more in the coming days - ratings and other..
Thank you for the storm reports - if you have damage or know of damage then let me know - be as specific as possible - street names - type of damage - extent of damage - other.
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Here is the map of all the storm reports from Thursday - updated map. You can get specific storm data here - click here..
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Soon we will be thinking about summer!.
We will have a few shower and thunderstorm chances over the coming 24 hours. Also much warmer temperatures! .
Not a bad holiday weekend ahead - it will be warm on Sunday and Monday - I can't rule out a few scattered thunderstorms on Monday - if out and about you should just check radar a few times. .
Always be careful on area lakes in the event of lightning - but get out and enjoy the holiday weekend!!!! This page is best viewed with Mozilla Firefox. There could be issues with spacing on Internet Explorer
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This forecast covers far southern Illinois, southeast Missouri, and western Kentucky - for your local town - click here---
Friday: Partly cloudy - a sprinkle possible. Near normal temperatures.
Highs: in the middle 70s | Wind: westerly winds at 10-15 mph. Normal highs are around 78 degrees. .
Friday night: Mostly cloudy with a few showers and thunderstorms - scattered in nature - mostly the northern and western counties. Near to slightly above normal temperatures.Lows: around 62 degrees | Wind: southerly winds at 10 mph. Normal lows are around 58 degrees.
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Saturday: Partly sunny and mild. Above normal temperatures.
Highs: around 84 degrees | Wind: south winds at 10-15 mph. A higher gust possible on area lakes. Normal highs are around 78 degrees.---
Saturday night: Mostly clear. Above normal temperatures.
Lows: around 67 degrees | Wind: South winds at 10-15 mph. Normal lows are around 58 degrees..---
Sunday: Mostly sunny. Warm and humid. Windy at times. Above normal temperatures.
Highs: around 87 degrees | Wind: southerly winds at 10-15 with gusts to 25 mph. Normal highs are around 78 degrees..
Sunday night into Monday: - Warm - mostly clear Sunday night and Partly Sunny on Monday with a few scattered thunderstorms - humid - just check radar if out and about. Lows in the upper 60s and highs in the upper 80s.
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Did you know that the McCracken County Office of Emergency Management also now has a Facebook? You can view it here
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Forecast for your local town/city - Click Here
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Also our new forecast page is finished! Just click the link below to see all of our Weather Observatory graphics - from the severe weather outlook to lake and river stages - extended outlooks - monthly outlooks - satellite - and more!.
Weather Observatory Graphics and Forecast Page
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Remember you can view all of the temperature maps below - and more - by clicking here
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Below image - Low temperatures for Friday morning
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Below image - High temperatures for Friday afternoon
Below image - High temperatures for Friday afternoon
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Below image - High temperatures for Saturday afternoon
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The forecast for severe or extreme weather risk for today, tonight, and tomorrow...
Friday: Severe weather is not anticipated.
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Friday night: A few thunderstorms around - they are not forecast to be severe.
Saturday: No severe weather is anticipated.
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Saturday night: No severe weather is anticipated.
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Sunday: No severe thunderstorms are anticipated.
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Sunday Night: No severe thunderstorms are anticipated..
Monday: No severe thunderstorms are anticipated. An isolated strong storm can't be ruled out in the heat of the day. Best advice - go out and enjoy the weekend and check radar if you have a concern or hear thunder roll..
You can view the updated rainfall forecast maps - updated twice a day by going to the Weather Observatory Forecast Site - Click Here
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. Rainfall totals for the next 72 hours - keep in mind there could be some precipitation on Friday night - but it is not expected to amount to much. So - we may need to pain a little bit in on this map during that time frame.
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We have a number of new radars available on our Weather Observatory web-site!
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We now offer St Louis, Mt Vernon, Evansville, Poplar Bluff, Cape Girardeau, Marion, Paducah, Hopkinsville, and Dyersburg Interactive City Radars. We also have the two regional radars and now offer you three GR Earth radars.
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You can now view the 6-10 and 8-14 day forecasts! Maps are available by clicking here.
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Overall it does appear warm! This would be from May 31st - June 8th.
Remember that this map shows you where above or below normal temperatures are forecast - the orange/red area represents ABOVE normal temperatures..
Here is the 6-10 day temperature outlook (normal temperatures are in the upper 70s for this time of the year).
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Here is the 8-14 day outlook map..
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Meteorologist Beau Dodson---
McCracken County Office of Emergency Management
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