NWS PADUCAH
HAZARDOUS WX OUTLOOK
DAY 1...(UPDATED 412 PM CDT WED MAR 11 2026)  A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE PENNYRILE OF WESTERN KENTUCKY. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH, LARGE HAIL TO QUARTER SIZED, AND EVEN A TORNADO ARE POSSIBLE. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. BEHIND THE FRONTAL PASSAGE, NORTHWEST WINDS MAY BRIEFLY GUST 35 TO 45 MPH BEFORE DECREASING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE AT VARIOUS POINTS ACROSS THE AREA. REFER TO THE FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR THE LATEST DETAILS.
DAYS 2-7...(UPDATED 412 PM CDT WED MAR 11 2026)  THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY; HOWEVER, IT IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE IF THE STORMS WILL BE SEVERE. RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE AT VARIOUS POINTS ACROSS THE AREA. REFER TO THE FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR THE LATEST DETAILS.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT..... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER TODAY.

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