534  
WUUS53 KPAH 200543  
SVRPAH  
KYC047-221-200630-  
/O.NEW.KPAH.SV.W.0340.260820T0543Z-260820T0630Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY  
1243 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
SOUTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...  
TRIGG COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...  
 
* UNTIL 130 AM CDT.  
 
* AT 1243 AM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM  
6 MILES SOUTH OF BIRMINGHAM FERRY RECREATION AREA TO 17 MILES SOUTH  
OF MURRAY, OR ALONG A LINE FROM 6 MILES WEST OF LAND BETWEEN THE  
LAKES AREA TO 17 MILES SOUTH OF MURRAY, MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.  
 
THESE ARE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS FOR FOR THE WARNED AREA.  
 
HAZARD...80 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT  
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED. EXPECT  
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES.  
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.  
 
* THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...  
LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES AREA AROUND 1245 AM CDT.  
GOLDEN POND VISITORS CENTER AND TURKEY BAY AROUND 1250 AM CDT.  
WRANGLERS CAMPGROUND AROUND 1255 AM CDT.  
CANTON AROUND 100 AM CDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE LINTON  
AND LAFAYETTE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING  
WIDESPREAD DESTRUCTIVE WINDS.  
 
TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. SEEK SHELTER  
IMMEDIATELY IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A WELL-BUILT  
STRUCTURE.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3686 8815 3681 8763 3664 8755 3663 8785  
3666 8785 3668 8801 3668 8807 3669 8807  
3671 8808 3673 8810 3675 8811 3676 8811  
3677 8812 3678 8812 3681 8813  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0543Z 282DEG 39KT 3684 8818 3662 8809 3638 8822  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...80 MPH  
 
 
 
DWS  
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