NWS PADUCAH HAZARDOUS WX OUTLOOK
DAY 1...(UPDATED 153 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026)  SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING ALONG THE INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR AND THE EVANSVILLE TRI STATE REGION. A FEW SEVERE STORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE. A TORNADO OR TWO CANNOT BE COMPLETELY RULED OUT.
DAYS 2-7...(UPDATED 153 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026)  A 20 TO 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS FORECAST MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WITH THE BEST CHANCES OVER SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERNS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A FEW SEVERE STORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING, BUT THE PRIMARY CONCERNS THROUGH THE PERIOD WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND LIGHTNING.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT..... SPOTTER ACTIVATION CANNOT BE RULED OUT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING ALONG THE INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR AND THE EVANSVILLE TRI STATE REGION.