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EXPIRED Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0480 for Southern Illinois, Southwest Indiana, Western Kentucky, Southeast Missouri
  • Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  • Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible
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EXPIRED Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0480

Locations Affected

  • Southern Illinois
  • Southwest Indiana
  • Western Kentucky
  • Southeast Missouri

    • Severe Thunderstorm Watch Summary

    Multiple clusters of storms are expected to spread eastward across the watch area with the potential for occasional wind damage (60-70 mph gusts) and isolated large hail (near 1 inch diameter) into early tonight.

    Severe Weather Threats

  • Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  • Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible

    • Severe Thunderstorm Watch Details

    SEL0

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 480
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
640 PM CDT Fri Jul 10 2026

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Southern Illinois
  Southwest Indiana
  Western Kentucky
  Southeast Missouri

* Effective this Friday night from 640 PM until Midnight CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Multiple clusters of storms are expected to spread
eastward across the watch area with the potential for occasional
wind damage (60-70 mph gusts) and isolated large hail (near 1 inch
diameter) into early tonight.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65
statute miles north and south of a line from 40 miles south of Vichy
MO to 50 miles northeast of Paducah KY. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU0).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.
Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening
weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible
warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.

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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 479...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few
cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector
28020.

...Thompson

    National Risk Overview

    Saturday, July 11
    TORNADO: 2%
    HAIL: 5%
    WIND: 15%
    Sunday, July 12
    TORNADO: 2%
    HAIL: 5%
    WIND: 15%
    Monday, July 13
    ANY SEVERE: 5%
    Tuesday, July 14
    ANY SEVERE: 15%
    Wednesday, July 15
    ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
    Thursday, July 16
    ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
    Friday, July 17
    ANY SEVERE: predictability too low

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