NWS PADUCAH HAZARDOUS WX OUTLOOK
DAY 1...(UPDATED 336 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026)  A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY EVENING, ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND THE INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN.
DAYS 2-7...(UPDATED 336 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026)  NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE WHILE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN. A DAILY CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS IS FORECAST FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT..... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY ALSO BE NEEDED TUESDAY.