NWS PADUCAH HAZARDOUS WX OUTLOOK
DAY 1...(UPDATED 138 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026)  BREEZY CONDITIONS MAY LEAD TO CHALLENGING CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT ON LARGE AREA LAKES TODAY. A FEW SEVERE STORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND THE INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN.
DAYS 2-7...(UPDATED 138 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026)  NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. A FEW SEVERE STORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT, BUT LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL BE A GREATER CONCERN THROUGHOUT THE QUAD STATE. 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.