NWS PADUCAH HAZARDOUS WX OUTLOOK
DAY 1...(UPDATED 617 AM CDT TUE MAY 5 2026)  THUNDERSTORMS HAVE A SMALL RISK AT BECOMING STRONG TO SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE BEST SUCH CHANCE WILL BE NEARER THE ARKANSAS BORDER IN SOUTHERN-MOST SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, WHERE THERE ARE NEARLY EQUAL CHANCES FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HAIL. LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN WILL BE MORE COMMONPLACE STORM HAZARDS.
DAYS 2-7...(UPDATED 617 AM CDT TUE MAY 5 2026)  THERE IS LINGERING STORM POTENTIAL WEDNESDAY, MAINLY FOR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF WESTERN KENTUCKY, ESPECIALLY NEARER THE TENNESSEE BORDER. LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN WILL BE THE MAIN STORM HAZARDS. ADDITIONAL STORM CHANCES EXIST FRIDAY EVENING AND AGAIN FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT..... SPOTTERS SHOULD MAINTAIN A BASIC WEATHER WATCH WITH RESPECT TO STORM CHANCES LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, IN CASE THEIR ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED.