Tornado watch until 9PM for portions of the region

The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch until 10 pm this evening for the following counties in Kentucky, Illinois and Missouri:

Western Kentucky:  Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Calloway, Crittenden, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall, McCracken, Muhlenberg, Todd and Trigg.

Southern Illinois:  Alexander, Johnson, Massac. Pope, Pulaski and Union.

Southeast Missouri:  Butler, Mississippi, New Madrid, Ripley, Scott and Stoddard.