NWS PADUCAH HAZARDOUS WX OUTLOOK
DAY 1...(UPDATED 245 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 2026)  SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT. A FEW SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING, PRIMARILY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND FAR SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS. DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE MAIN HAZARD, BUT A TORNADO OR TWO CAN`T BE RULED OUT. TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING CONCERNS.
DAYS 2-7...(UPDATED 245 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 2026)  SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM CHANCES CONTINUE THIS WEEKEND AND MAY LINGER INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. A STRONGER STORM CAPABLE OF DAMAGING WINDS CAN`T BE RULED OUT IN THE KENTUCKY PENNYRILE ON SATURDAY.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT..... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING.