NWS PADUCAH HAZARDOUS WX OUTLOOK
DAY 1...(UPDATED 237 PM CST WED MAR 4 2026)  PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS, BUT A BRIEF TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED IN OUT SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS. AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING THROUGH TONIGHT.
DAYS 2-7...(UPDATED 237 PM CST WED MAR 4 2026)  AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. ON AND OFF CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST INDIANA. DAMAGING WINDS, LARGE HAIL, AND A BRIEF TORNADO WOULD THE MAIN THREATS. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE TUESDAY, MAINLY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. DETAILS OF THIS THREAT WILL BECOME BETTER REFINED IN THE COMING DAYS.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT..... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.