Storm survey teams already on the road to confirm tornado intensity

Storm survey teams from the National Weather Service office in Paducah are already making plans to get out today and assess damage that will indicate the intensity of confirmed and possible tornadoes that occurred on Friday afternoon and evening across southeast Missouri, southern Illinois and western Kentucky.

Three teams will be out this weekend to examine storm damage along six storm tracks: one team in southeast Missouri on Saturday, another in southern Illinois and northwest Kentucky on Saturday; and a third crew heading east of the lakes in Kentucky on Sunday and Monday.

In Illinois, meteorologists will examine a track starting in Williamson County south of Marion, and continuing east into Henderson County in northwestern Kentucky.

In Missouri, three different tracks include a path west of Jackson in Cape Girardeau County, a path in Scott County at Sikeston, and a path which starts in Stoddard County and stretches into southern Scott County.

In Kentucky, paths for study include parts of Lyon, Christian, Todd and Logan counties. 

As more information comes in to the weather office from local reports, additional damage survey trips will be planned, possibly well into next week.