NWS PADUCAH HAZARDOUS WX OUTLOOK
DAY 1...(UPDATED 457 AM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026)  AN EXTREME HEAT WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL THIS EVENING, FOLLOWED BY A HEAT ADVISORY OVERNIGHT. REFER TO THE WARNING AND ADVISORY FOR DETAILS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND PORTIONS OF WEST KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, AND THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE STORMS. THE MAIN CONCERNS WITH STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS, BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL AND LIGHTNING. MAJOR FLOODING CONTINUES ON THE PATOKA RIVER. SEE THE RIVER FLOOD WARNING FOR DETAILS.
DAYS 2-7...(UPDATED 457 AM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026)  A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING. SEE THE ADVISORY FOR DETAILS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST SATURDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE STORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST INDIANA, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. THE MAIN CONCERNS WITH STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS, BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL AND LIGHTNING.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT..... LOCALIZED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.