Students,

Thank you for taking interest in my Summer Reading Safari reading club! There are so many wonderful stories waiting to be read. I believe the earlier you start reading the more likely you are to become a lifelong reader. That being said, I am hoping you will pick up a couple books this summer and join my reading club! Please take some time to review the following rules.

1. The Summer Reading Club is open to K-4th graders and asks that you read 8 books over your summer break.

2. Once you complete the readings, fill out the form, have a parent or guardian verify that the books were read, and then return the form to Rep. Severin’s District office.

3. Those who have read at least 8 books will be invited to participate in an ice cream party in the fall, hosted by Rep. Severin. The Representative will also provide legislative brochures about saving for College.

You can pick up a form at one of the local libraries or print out a brochure by clicking on the Summer Reading Safari graphic on the right hand side of the page, underneath the e-newsletter signup. Please return your reading forms by August 11th. My office can be reached through the contact form on my website ww.repseverin.com or by calling the office at (618) 440-5090.

Sincerely,

Dave Severin

State Representative,117^th District

National Weather Service- Paducah KY

http://www.weather.gov/pah/2017May27_SevereWeather

Radar Image as the storm crossed the river into Alexander and Union counties. (National Weather Service – Paducah KY)

NOTE:  Here in Franklin County we were spared for the most part, as we had a cell bearing down on us from the west that produced close to 110 mph winds in Central MO.

The most intense storm in the county was on the east side of the county in the Thompsonville-Akin area around 2:00 p.m.

The cell that prompted the Storm Prediction Center to use the term Hurricane Force Winds dropped to the southeast, going through Southeast Missori,  the Southern Seven counties of Southern Illinois and Western Kentucky.

The above link will take you to an interactive page of the National Weather Service.  Here is an overview of the event below from the NWS page.  -sd

Multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms impacted the Middle Mississippi Valley on the 1st day of the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Many observations of large hail and damaging winds were reported throughout the region, including wind speeds upwards of 70 to 80 mph and some hailstones measuring golfball sized and slightly higher.

There were multiple bowing segments that impacted the region with damaging winds the main impact from those. Each one seemed to develop further south than the one prior. Multiple individual cells and clusters also developed, especially early on in the event.

The brunt of the storms focused across southeast Missouri into much of southern Illinois and western Kentucky. Multiple rounds of storms over the same locations also resulted in some flooding issues requiring the issuance of a few flash flood warnings as well.

Rainfall totals of 1.5 to 3+ inches were observed from Carter County Missouri east into southern Scott County and into Carlisle and northern Graves Counties in Kentucky. The lowest amounts were up along the I-64 corridor and across the Evansville Tri-State area where only isolated heavier amounts were reported.