Tornado Watch 05/20/2025 11:10 for Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri areas

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued May 20 at 1:10PM CDT until May 20 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 20, 2025 - 11:10am
Expires: 
May 20, 2025 - 6:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 303 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS ALEXANDER JOHNSON MASSAC POPE PULASKI UNION IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN WESTERN KENTUCKY BALLARD CALLOWAY CARLISLE FULTON GRAVES HICKMAN LIVINGSTON MARSHALL MCCRACKEN IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI BOLLINGER BUTLER CAPE GIRARDEAU CARTER MISSISSIPPI NEW MADRID RIPLEY SCOTT STODDARD WAYNE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BARDWELL, BENTON, BLOOMFIELD, CAIRO, CAPE GIRARDEAU, CHARLESTON, CLINTON, DONIPHAN, GOLCONDA, HICKMAN, JACKSON, JONESBORO, MARBLE HILL, MAYFIELD, METROPOLIS, MOUND CITY, MURRAY, NEW MADRID, PADUCAH, PIEDMONT, POPLAR BLUFF, SIKESTON, SMITHLAND, VAN BUREN, VIENNA, AND WICKLIFFE.
Area Description: 
Alexander, IL; Johnson, IL; Massac, IL; Pope, IL; Pulaski, IL; Union, IL; Ballard, KY; Calloway, KY; Carlisle, KY; Fulton, KY; Graves, KY; Hickman, KY; Livingston, KY; McCracken, KY; Marshall, KY; Bollinger, MO; Butler, MO; Cape Girardeau, MO; Carter, MO; Mississippi, MO; New Madrid, MO; Ripley, MO; Scott, MO; Stoddard, MO; Wayne, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Paducah KY