NWS PADUCAH HAZARDOUS WX OUTLOOK
DAY 1...(UPDATED 340 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2026)  A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING ALONG THE INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. ADDITIONAL ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST THIS AFTERNOON IN SOUTHERN PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WESTERN KENTUCKY. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE, WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL BEING THE MAIN THREAT.
DAYS 2-7...(UPDATED 340 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2026)  DAILY THUNDERSTORMS CHANCES ARE FORECAST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. WHILE IT IS TOO SOON TO SAY IF THESE STORMS COULD POSE A SEVERE WEATHER RISK, LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT..... SPOTTER ACTIVATION CANNOT BE COMPLETELY RULED OUT THIS AFTERNOON.