261  
WWUS53 KPAH 182138  
SVSPAH  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY  
338 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025  
 
KYC007-182148-  
/O.CAN.KPAH.TO.W.0153.000000T0000Z-251218T2200Z/  
BALLARD KY-  
338 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025  
 
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL BALLARD COUNTY IS CANCELLED...  
 
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT  
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3711 8882 3722 8884 3734 8859 3715 8850  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 261DEG 37KT 3717 8875  
 
 
 
ILC127-151-KYC145-182200-  
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0153.000000T0000Z-251218T2200Z/  
MASSAC IL-POPE IL-MCCRACKEN KY-  
338 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CST FOR CENTRAL  
MASSAC...CENTRAL POPE AND NORTH CENTRAL MCCRACKEN COUNTIES...  
 
AT 338 PM CST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED OVER METROPOLIS, MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.  
 
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT  
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE  
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS  
LIKELY.  
 
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...  
BROOKPORT AROUND 345 PM CST.  
 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 24 IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 29 AND  
38.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST  
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A  
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER  
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3711 8882 3722 8884 3734 8859 3715 8850  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 261DEG 37KT 3717 8875  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 
 
 
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