NWS PADUCAH HAZARDOUS WX OUTLOOK
DAY 1...(UPDATED 221 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2026)  A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY. REFER TO THE PRODUCT FOR DETAILS. WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT SLOWLY EAST PRIMARILY OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE QUAD STATE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. AN ISOLATED STORM COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO ALONG WITH THE MORE COMMON BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND LIGHTNING. A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS MAY MOVE EAST ACROSS AT LEAST THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE QUAD STATE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS COMPLEX. MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING ON THE PATOKA RIVER AT PRINCETON, WITH RIVER LEVELS FORECAST TO FALL BELOW MAJOR FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY.
DAYS 2-7...(UPDATED 221 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2026)  DAILY CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A FEW STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY IN THE HEAT OF EACH DAY.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT..... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.