NWS PADUCAH HAZARDOUS WX OUTLOOK
DAY 1...(UPDATED 308 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026)  AN EXTREME HEAT WARNING CONTINUES TODAY UNTIL 8 PM CDT. A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS EXISTS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT, WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER HAZARD TO EXPECT.
DAYS 2-7...(UPDATED 308 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026)  THE HEAT INDEX MAY AGAIN REACH INTO THE TRIPLE DIGITS ACROSS OUR SOUTHERN COUNTIES BORDERING ARKANSAS AND TENNESSEE MONDAY AFTERNOON. AT LEAST SOME SMALL CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS APPEARS IN THE FORECAST ALMOST DAILY THRU FRIDAY. HEAVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING ARE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS TO EXPECT.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT..... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.