980
WUUS53 KPAH 200643
SVRPAH
KYC047-200730-
/O.NEW.KPAH.SV.W.0345.260820T0643Z-260820T0730Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
143 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 230 AM CDT.
* AT 143 AM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF
HOPKINSVILLE, MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND SMALL HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO
MOBILE HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HOPKINSVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ANYONE OUTDOORS SHOULD MOVE TO SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE
AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
WIDESPREAD DAMAGING 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 3682 8767 3687 8767 3695 8728 3682 8730
TIME...MOT...LOC 0643Z 269DEG 21KT 3683 8763
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
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