NWS PADUCAH HAZARDOUS WX OUTLOOK
DAY 1...(UPDATED 856 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026)  SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE QUAD STATE THROUGH THE NIGHT. SEVERE STORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS, LARGE HAIL, AND A FEW TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE, MAINLY TO THE SOUTH OF A DUQUOIN ILLINOIS TO GREENVILLE KENTUCKY LINE. A SWATH OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING CONCERNS OVERNIGHT. REFER TO THE FLOOD WATCH FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
DAYS 2-7...(UPDATED 856 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026)  SMALL CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON, AND THEN OFF AND ON FROM FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND LIGHTNING WOULD BE THE PRIMARY CONCERNS.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT..... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING AND INTO PART OF THE OVERNIGHT.