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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
121 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2026
ILZ075-076-080-081-084-085-088-092-MOZ076-086-087-100-107>112-114-
272300-
JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-UNION-
ALEXANDER-PERRY MO-BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER-
RIPLEY-BUTLER-STODDARD-SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MOUNT VERNON, FAIRFIELD, PINCKNEYVILLE,
WEST FRANKFORT, CARBONDALE, MURPHYSBORO, HERRIN, JONESBORO,
CAIRO, PERRYVILLE, MARBLE HILL, CAPE GIRARDEAU, JACKSON,
PIEDMONT, VAN BUREN, DONIPHAN, POPLAR BLUFF, BLOOMFIELD,
SIKESTON, CHARLESTON, AND NEW MADRID
121 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2026
...ELEVATED CONDITIONS FOR WILDFIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT BY LATE
THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE MODEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH.
GIVEN THE VERY DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION THERE WILL
CONTINUE TO BE AN ELEVATED RISK FOR WILDFIRE OR BRUSHFIRE GROWTH
AND SPREAD FOR ANY FIRES THAT GET STARTED. EXERCISE EXTRA CAUTION
TODAY IN AVOIDING ACTIONS THAT COULD LEAD TO FIRE STARTS.
DWS/JGG
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