NWS PADUCAH HAZARDOUS WX OUTLOOK
DAY 1...(UPDATED 419 AM CDT TUE SEP 8 2026)  HEAT INDICES WILL REACH AROUND 100 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON.
DAYS 2-7...(UPDATED 419 AM CDT TUE SEP 8 2026)  HEAT INDICES IN THE 100 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. A FEW STRONG TO POTENTIALLY SEVERE STORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. OTHERWISE, LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE PRIMARY STORM HAZARDS.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT..... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.