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Tristate Faces Severe Weather Risk Wednesday Afternoon [PHOTO]
Areas of the Tristate are at risk for severe weather this afternoon.
According to the National Weather Service, there is a risk for severe thunderstorms for the Tristate Area.
Via National Weather Service
"There is a risk of severe thunderstorms this afternoon in areas east of the Mississippi River. Higher chances will exist from the Pennyrile region of western Kentucky northward into adjacent portions of southwest Indiana and the Wash River Valley of southeast Illinois. Damaging wind gusts, hail and even an isolated tornado or two are all possible."
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