NWS PADUCAH HAZARDOUS WX OUTLOOK
DAY 1...(UPDATED 320 PM CDT WED AUG 12 2026)  A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE SPORADIC WIND DAMAGE AS IT MOVES SOUTH THROUGH THE EVANSVILLE TRI STATE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. A TORNADO THREAT EXISTS OVER PIKE, WARRICK, AND SPENCER COUNTIES IN INDIANA. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS. AN EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PERRY COUNTY ILLINOIS, WHILE A HEAT ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE QUAD STATE.
DAYS 2-7...(UPDATED 320 PM CDT WED AUG 12 2026)  AN EXTREME HEAT WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE QUAD STATE FOR THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE WARNING FOR DETAILS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A FEW SEVERE STORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT..... SPOTTERS SHOULD BE ACTIVE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING OVER THE EVANSVILLE TRI STATE.