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Weather Alert

...Gusty Thunderstorms with Small Hail and Cold Air Funnel Clouds
through Early Tonight...

Gusty thunderstorms capable of producing cold air funnel clouds
and small hail are forecast through early tonight. These cold air
funnels are developing underneath thunderstorms that are moving
across the area. Underneath these showers...spinning columns of
air that look like tornadoes may continue to develop. These
funnels usually are very brief and rarely touch the ground. If
these funnels do touch down...they most likely will not cause
damage to life or property.

Cold air funnels are due to very cool air aloft...warm moist air
near the ground...and are usually in association with a strong
area of low pressure in the upper levels of the atmosphere. Due to
little or no wind shear...they are usually weak and very brief.

Poplar Bluff Police arrest suspect in Wednesday bank robbery

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UPDATE: 4:55 p.m.

William Woodruff

The suspect has been identified as 35-year-old William Woodruff of Poplar Bluff. He is in custody facing a charge of Robbery. 

ORIGINAL STORY

POPLAR BLUFF (WSIL)-- A suspect is in custody after robbing a bank Wednesday.

Poplar Bluff Police responded to 2001 N. Westwood Blvd. for a bank robbery just before 10 a.m.

Employees of Southern Bank said a white man entered the bank and demanded money. He was described as late 20s to early 30s, wearing a blue shirt and a hat. He was last seen running on N. Westwood Blvd. with a large sum of money.

Moments later, the responding officers located the suspect just north of the bank. He was taken into custody and the stolen money in excess of $4,000 was recovered. 

No one was injured during the incident and the FBI is now assisting in the investigation.Â