TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS AND EAST-CENTRAL MISSOURI

TORNADO WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9:45 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...

SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...
NORTHERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...
NORTHERN ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...
NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LOUIS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
ST. LOUIS CITY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...

AT 8:53 PM CDT...STORM LAB RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PROUDCING A TORNADO 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF BARNHART AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND WITH THIS STORM.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...

DUPO BY 9:12 PM CDT
EAST CARONDELET BY 9:14 PM CDT
CAHOKIA BY 9:19 PM CDT
CENTREVILLE AND SAUGET BY 9:22 PM CDT
SAINT LOUIS AND ALORTON BY 9:23 PM CDT
EAST SAINT LOUIS 9:25 PM CDT
NATIONAL CITY BY 9:26 PM CDT
WASHINGTON PARK AND VENICE BY 9:28 PM CDT

A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND!! TAKE SHELTER NOW!!

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORK BENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN THE LOWEST LEVEL OF A STRUDY BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A BATHROOM OR A CLOSET. USE PILLOWS AND BLANKETS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN A MOBILE HOME OR A VEHICLE...EVACUATE IT AND GET INTO A STURDY BUILDING. IF NO BUILDING IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN A DITCH AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

JACKSON