NWS PADUCAH HAZARDOUS WX OUTLOOK
DAY 1...(UPDATED 1246 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026)  SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE SOUTHEAST MAINLY OVER SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WESTERN KENTUCKY.
DAYS 2-7...(UPDATED 1246 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026)  SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY FRIDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE STORMS FRIDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, MAINLY NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM MOUNT CARMEL TO MARION ILLINOIS, TO CAPE GIRARDEAU AND POPLAR BLUFF.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT..... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED OVER PARTS OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.