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HWOPAH
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
113 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026
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113 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026 /213 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS, SOUTHWEST INDIANA, WESTERN KENTUCKY, AND SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI.
DAY ONE
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
THERE IS A CHANCE FOR STRONG TO POTENTIALLY SEVERE STORMS
APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST AND HITTING LATE TONIGHT WITH
DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN HAZARD. THE THREAT IS MAINLY WEST OF A
LINE FROM MOUNT VERNON, IL TO CARBONDALE, TO POPLAR BLUFF, MO.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
THE AFOREMENTIONED LINE OF STORMS WILL LAY OUT A BOUNDARY ACROSS
THE AREA, AND AS UPPER LEVEL ENERGY APPROACHES FROM THE WEST
LATER IN THE DAY, WILL IGNITE STORMS ALONG IT. AS IT DOES SO,
FROM LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING, IT WILL CONTAIN A CHANCE FOR
SEVERE STORMS CAPABLE OF DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLY AN ISOLATED
TORNADO.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 48
HOURS.
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