NWS PADUCAH HAZARDOUS WX OUTLOOK
DAY 1...(UPDATED 438 AM CDT WED OCT 14 2026)  SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY INTO TONIGHT, AND THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. THE MAIN CONCERN WITH STRONG OR SEVERE STORMS IS DAMAGING WINDS, ALONG WITH LIGHTNING AND LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN.
DAYS 2-7...(UPDATED 438 AM CDT WED OCT 14 2026)  ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY EVENING. THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE STORMS FROM DU QUOIN ILLINOIS TO CARMI TO ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 64 IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERN, ALONG WITH LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. PATCHY FROST IS POSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING, MAINLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT..... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY INTO THIS EVENING.