533  
WFUS53 KPAH 200543  
TORPAH  
KYC007-039-083-145-200615-  
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0094.260820T0543Z-260820T0615Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY  
1243 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
SOUTHEASTERN BALLARD COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...  
NORTHEASTERN CARLISLE COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...  
NORTHWESTERN GRAVES COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...  
SOUTHERN MCCRACKEN COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...  
 
* UNTIL 115 AM CDT.  
 
* AT 1243 AM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A  
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF LOVELACEVILLE, OR 7 MILES  
SOUTHEAST OF LA CENTER, 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.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
LOVELACEVILLE AND BLANDVILLE.  
 
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 3692 8897 3703 8895 3702 8854 3689 8857  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0543Z 274DEG 34KT 3698 8893  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
 
 
 
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