044  
WFUS53 KPAH 200531  
TORPAH  
ILC003-KYC007-039-MOC133-200600-  
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0091.260820T0531Z-260820T0600Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY  
1231 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
SOUTHEASTERN ALEXANDER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...  
SOUTHWESTERN BALLARD COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...  
NORTH CENTRAL CARLISLE COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...  
NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...  
 
* UNTIL 100 AM CDT.  
 
* AT 1231 AM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A  
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER CAIRO, MOVING EAST 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...  
CAIRO, WICKLIFFE AND BARLOW.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3697 8921 3707 8919 3704 8894 3691 8898  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0531Z 283DEG 20KT 3701 8915  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
 
 
 
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