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WFUS53 KPAH 200536
TORPAH
KYC035-157-221-200630-
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1236 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL CALLOWAY COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
SOUTHWESTERN TRIGG COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 130 AM CDT.
* AT 1236 AM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BENTON, MOVING EAST AT 40
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 TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES AREA, GOLDEN POND VISITORS CENTER AND TURKEY
BAY AROUND 1255 AM CDT.
WRANGLERS CAMPGROUND AROUND 100 AM CDT.
CANTON AROUND 105 AM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE TORNADO INCLUDE AURORA.
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 3675 8825 3685 8824 3685 8791 3677 8784
3669 8793
TIME...MOT...LOC 0536Z 279DEG 33KT 3681 8829
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
DWS
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