NWS PADUCAH HAZARDOUS WX OUTLOOK
DAY 1...(UPDATED 1122 AM CDT MON APR 27 2026)  SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. VERY LARGE HAIL, GREATER THAN GOLFBALL SIZE, STRONG TORNADOES, AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE GREATEST THREAT SEEMS TO BE IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS THIS EVENING. ANY STORM TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. A FLASH FLOOD THREAT COULD DEVELOP IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE MULTIPLE STORMS.
DAYS 2-7...(UPDATED 1122 AM CDT MON APR 27 2026)  NUMEROUS STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING. VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERNS, BUT A FEW TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED OUT. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO AN ISOLATED FLASH FLOOD THREAT.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT..... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NEEDED THROUGHOUT THE QUAD STATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. ACTIVATION THROUGHOUT THE REGION MAY BE NEEDED AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING.