Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 20 at 2:53AM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 20, 2026 - 12:53am
Expires:
August 20, 2026 - 1:30am
Description:
At 253 AM CDT /353 AM EDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a line of
strong thunderstorms extending from 8 miles north of Patoka to 8
miles southwest of Mount Carmel, or extending from 12 miles north of
Princeton to 8 miles southwest of Mount Carmel, moving southeast at
30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Princeton, Mount Carmel, Fort Branch, Petersburg, Owensville,
Patoka, Francisco, Hazleton and Keensburg.
Instruction:
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
Area Description:
Wabash; Gibson; Pike
Forcast Office:
NWS Paducah KY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov