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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH, KY
327 PM CDT MON SEP 21 2026 /427 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2026/
...FALL SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IS SEPTEMBER 28 THROUGH
OCTOBER 2, 2026...
SEPTEMBER 28 THROUGH OCTOBER 2, 2026, IS FALL SEVERE WEATHER
AWARENESS WEEK. THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN PADUCAH WILL SHARE DAILY GRAPHICS ON SOCIAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHTING
SEVERE WEATHER HAZARDS, PREPAREDNESS, AND SAFETY. THESE GRAPHICS
WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE AT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PAH/FALLSEVEREWEATHERCAMPAIGN2026
FALL SEVERE WEATHER IN OUR REGION
ALTHOUGH SEVERE WEATHER CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME OF YEAR, THE FALL
MONTHS, PARTICULARLY MID- OCTOBER THROUGH MID-NOVEMBER—CAN BRING
AN INCREASE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ACROSS OUR REGION,
INCLUDING TORNADOES, LARGE HAIL, AND DAMAGING WINDS.
HISTORY PROVIDES SEVERAL REMINDERS THAT SIGNIFICANT SEVERE
WEATHER IS NOT LIMITED TO THE SPRING:
- OCTOBER 2021: FOUR TORNADOES IMPACTED PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA DURING THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PART
OF THE MONTH.
- NOVEMBER 18, 2017: A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED
WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS AND FIVE TORNADOES ACROSS THE REGION.
- OCTOBER 31, 2013: A RECORD-BREAKING 19 TORNADOES OCCURRED
ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, WESTERN KENTUCKY, AND SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS.
- NOVEMBER 17, 2013: TWELVE TORNADOES STRUCK THE REGION,
INCLUDING EIGHT STRONG TORNADOES. ONE OF THOSE TORNADOES KILLED
THREE PEOPLE IN BROOKPORT, ILLINOIS.
- OCTOBER 18, 2007: SIXTEEN TORNADOES IMPACTED THE REGION,
RESULTING IN 20 INJURIES AND APPROXIMATELY $20 MILLION IN
DAMAGE.
- NOVEMBER 2005: SEVENTEEN TORNADOES OCCURRED ACROSS THE REGION.
THESE INCLUDED THE NOVEMBER 6 EVANSVILLE-AREA F3 TORNADO, WHICH
CLAIMED 25 LIVES, AND THE NOVEMBER 15 MADISONVILLE, KENTUCKY,
TORNADO, WHICH WAS RATED F4.
WHY DOES SEVERE WEATHER INCREASE AGAIN IN THE FALL?
AS WE TRANSITION THROUGH FALL, WINDS THROUGHOUT THE ATMOSPHERE
GENERALLY BECOME STRONGER. AT TIMES, POWERFUL STORM SYSTEMS MOVING
OUT OF THE PLAINS CAN BRING THESE STRONGER WINDS INTO OUR REGION,
ALONG WITH WARM, MOIST AIR RETURNING NORTHWARD FROM THE GULF.
WHEN SUFFICIENT MOISTURE AND ATMOSPHERIC INSTABILITY COMBINE WITH
STRONG WINDS THAT CHANGE SPEED AND/OR DIRECTION WITH HEIGHT, THE
ENVIRONMENT CAN BECOME FAVORABLE FOR ORGANIZED SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS, LARGE HAIL, AND
TORNADOES.
BE READY BEFORE SEVERE WEATHER ARRIVES
PREPARATION AND QUICK ACTION ARE CRITICAL TO KEEPING YOU AND YOUR
LOVED ONES SAFE DURING SEVERE WEATHER.
- KNOW WHERE YOU WILL SHELTER. IDENTIFY YOUR SAFE LOCATION BEFORE
SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS. THE BEST LOCATION IS TYPICALLY A
SMALL, INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING,
AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORWAYS.
- HAVE MULTIPLE WAYS TO RECEIVE WARNINGS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY
IMPORTANT AT NIGHT, WHEN YOU MAY BE ASLEEP AND UNABLE TO SEE
SIGNS OF AN APPROACHING STORM. NOAA WEATHER RADIO, WIRELESS
EMERGENCY ALERTS, LOCAL MEDIA, AND TRUSTED WEATHER APPS CAN ALL
HELP ENSURE YOU RECEIVE CRITICAL WARNING INFORMATION.
- TAKE WARNINGS SERIOUSLY AND ACT IMMEDIATELY. WHEN A WARNING IS
ISSUED FOR YOUR LOCATION OR THREATENING WEATHER IS APPROACHING,
GO PROMPTLY TO YOUR PREDETERMINED SAFE PLACE. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL
YOU CAN SEE OR HEAR THE STORM BEFORE SEEKING SHELTER.
FALL MAY BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND CHANGING LEAVES, BUT IT
CAN ALSO BRING DANGEROUS SEVERE WEATHER. KNOW YOUR RISK, HAVE A
PLAN, STAY INFORMED, AND BE READY TO ACT WHEN SEVERE WEATHER
THREATENS.
FALL SEVERE WEATHER FACEBOOK LIVE
JOIN THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH ON FACEBOOK LIVE ON
SEPTEMBER 28TH AT 7 PM CDT, AS WE DISCUSS FALL SEVERE WEATHER,
PREPAREDNESS, AND STEPS YOU CAN TAKE NOW TO KEEP YOURSELF AND YOUR
FAMILY SAFE.
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS MAY BE DIRECTED TO:
CHRISTINE WIELGOS
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH, KY
EMAIL: CHRISTINE.WIELGOS@NOAA.GOV
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