NWS PADUCAH HAZARDOUS WX OUTLOOK
DAY 1...(UPDATED 152 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2026)  AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE OZARK FOOTHILLS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERNS, BUT SOME GUSTY WINDS CANNOT BE RULED OUT WITH ANY STORM THIS AFTERNOON.
DAYS 2-7...(UPDATED 152 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2026)  A FEW THUNDERSTORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT MONDAY MORNING; OTHERWISE, MORE WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST FOR MONDAY EVENING INTO MONDAY NIGHT. A POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER THREAT EXISTS, WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF TORNADOES, DAMAGING WIND, AND LARGE HAIL. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WOULD BE THE PRIMARY SEVERE THREATS.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT..... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS EXPECTED MONDAY EVENING INTO MONDAY NIGHT, AND MAY BE NEEDED AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING.