NWS PADUCAH HAZARDOUS WX OUTLOOK
DAY 1...(UPDATED ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 355 AM CDT WED APR 22 2026)  AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER WILL BE IN PLACE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN KENTUCKY. BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 20 TO 25 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED.
DAYS 2-7...(UPDATED ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 355 AM CDT WED APR 22 2026)  SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE QUAD STATE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A MARGINAL TO SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER WITH THESE STORMS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE MAINLY IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. HEAVY RAINFALL AND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERNS. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURN AGAIN ON MONDAY.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT..... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.