Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 15 at 7:43PM CDT until March 15 at 8:30PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 15, 2026 - 5:43pm
Expires:
March 15, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description:
SVRPAH
The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Massac County in southern Illinois...
Southeastern Pope County in southern Illinois...
Eastern Fulton County in western Kentucky...
Northwestern Calloway County in western Kentucky...
Southwestern Livingston County in western Kentucky...
Western Marshall County in western Kentucky...
Carlisle County in western Kentucky...
Hickman County in western Kentucky...
Ballard County in western Kentucky...
McCracken County in western Kentucky...
Graves County in western Kentucky...
* Until 830 PM CDT.
* At 743 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles northwest of La Center to near Troy, moving
east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include...
Paducah, Mayfield, Metropolis, Fulton, Hickman, Clinton, La Center,
Bardwell, Wickliffe, Reidland, Lone Oak, Brookport, Barlow, Barkley
Regional Airport, Cayce, Burna, Ledbetter, Lynnville, Fulgham, and
Sedalia.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 24 in Kentucky between Mile Markers 1 and 20.
Interstate 24 in Illinois between Mile Markers 30 and 38.
Interstate 69 in Kentucky between Mile Markers 1 and 36.
Instruction:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for southern
Illinois...western Kentucky...and southeastern Missouri.
Area Description:
Massac, IL; Pope, IL; Ballard, KY; Calloway, KY; Carlisle, KY; Fulton, KY; Graves, KY; Hickman, KY; Livingston, KY; McCracken, KY; Marshall, KY
Forcast Office:
NWS Paducah KY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov