106  
WFUS53 KPAH 160056  
TORPAH  
ILC087-127-151-KYC007-139-145-157-160145-  
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0022.260316T0056Z-260316T0145Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY  
756 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
MASSAC COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...  
POPE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...  
SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...  
WESTERN LIVINGSTON COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...  
NORTHWESTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...  
EASTERN BALLARD COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...  
MCCRACKEN COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...  
 
* UNTIL 845 PM CDT.  
 
* AT 756 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BOTH  
TORNADOES AND EXTENSIVE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WERE LOCATED  
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR KARNAK TO NEAR BARDWELL, MOVING  
NORTHEAST AT 50 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.  
 
* THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL BE NEAR...  
NEW COLUMBIA, BARKLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT, AND LOVELACEVILLE AROUND  
800 PM CDT.  
PADUCAH, METROPOLIS, DIXON SPRINGS, AND WEST PADUCAH AROUND 805 PM  
CDT.  
LONE OAK AND BROOKPORT AROUND 810 PM CDT.  
REIDLAND, GOLCONDA, AND LEDBETTER AROUND 820 PM CDT.  
BURNA AROUND 830 PM CDT.  
CALVERT CITY AROUND 835 PM CDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE TORNADIC STORMS INCLUDE SMITHLAND,  
JOPPA, HAMLETSBURG, KEVIL, AND BLANDVILLE.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
INTERSTATE 24 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 24.  
INTERSTATE 24 IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 20 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.  
 
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT  
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3693 8898 3735 8891 3755 8841 3699 8836  
3694 8849 3695 8882  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0056Z 247DEG 43KT 3734 8890 3692 8897  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 

 
 
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