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WFUS53 KPAH 200512
TORPAH
KYC035-083-157-200600-
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0090.260820T0512Z-260820T0600Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1212 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN CALLOWAY COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
NORTHEASTERN GRAVES COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
SOUTHWESTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 100 AM CDT.
* AT 1212 AM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF MAYFIELD, MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 25 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.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BENTON, HARDIN, BREWERS AND KIRKSEY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A WELL-BUILT BUILDING
AWAY FROM 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 DIFFICULT TO OBSERVE AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW!
LAT...LON 3682 8865 3689 8861 3685 8824 3671 8826
3665 8842
TIME...MOT...LOC 0512Z 296DEG 20KT 3684 8858
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
DWS
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