NWS PADUCAH HAZARDOUS WX OUTLOOK
DAY 1...(UPDATED 155 PM CDT FRI APR 18 2025)  STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL GUST 25-35 MPH THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WITH A FEW GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS RETURNS LATE TONIGHT. HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE BOTH POSSIBLE. THE SEVERE THREAT WILL BE MAINLY FOCUSED IN AREAS FROM POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI, TO MOUNT CARMEL, ILLINOIS, LATE TONIGHT. MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ON MANY AREA RIVERS, BUT WATER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK. REFER TO THE FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR MORE DETAILS.
DAYS 2-7...(UPDATED 155 PM CDT FRI APR 18 2025)  MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ON MANY AREA RIVERS, BUT WATER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK. REFER TO THE FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR MORE DETAILS. ANOTHER CHANCE OF SEVERE STORMS WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHEN A HEIGHTENED CONCERN FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THE END OF NEXT WEEK, BUT IT IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE IF THE STORMS WILL BE SEVERE.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT..... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED AT TIMES THIS WEEKEND.