NWS PADUCAH HAZARDOUS WX OUTLOOK
DAY 1...(UPDATED 249 PM CDT WED OCT 14 2026)  ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT. A FEW MAY BE STRONG TO SEVERE PRIMARILY THIS EVENING OVER THE KENTUCKY PENNYRILE AND INTO SOUTHWEST INDIANA. THE MAIN THREATS WOULD BE DAMAGING WINDS, LIGHTNING, AND LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL.
DAYS 2-7...(UPDATED 249 PM CDT WED OCT 14 2026)  ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST THURSDAY DURING THE DAY. THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE STORMS FROM DU QUOIN ILLINOIS TO CARMI TO ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 64 IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERN, ALONG WITH LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. PATCHY FROST IS POSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING, MAINLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT..... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FOR NORTHERN MOST AREAS THURSDAY.