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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 91, NWS Paducah, KY

April 27, 2026Edwards County, Wayne County, Illinois

NWS Paducah, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 27, 2026, 10:37 AM CDT for Edwards County, Wayne County, Illinois. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 27, 2026, 10:37 AM CDT (15:37 UTC)
Expired: Apr 27, 2026, 11:16 AM CDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

Counties Edwards County, IL, Wayne County, IL

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Paducah, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 27, 6:51 AM CDT, 3 hours 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 6:51 AM CDT, 3 hours 46 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 27, 3:20 AM CDT, 7 hours 17 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 27, 8:41 AM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 27, 8:42 AM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 27, 9:01 AM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 27, 9:29 AM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 27, 9:39 AM CDT, 58 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 27, 9:49 AM CDT, 48 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Paducah KY
949 AM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0948 AM     Hail             Dahlgren                38.20N 88.69W
04/27/2026  E0.25 Inch       Hamilton           IL   Trained Spotter

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 27, 12:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Henderson	52 min
Apr 27, 12:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Daviess, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean, Webster	41 min
Apr 27, 1:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Daviess	15 min
Apr 27, 5:20 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Jackson	40 min
Apr 27, 5:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PAH	Franklin, Jackson, Perry	24 min
Apr 27, 6:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Alexander, Pulaski, Union	23 min
Apr 27, 6:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Alexander, Jackson, Johnson, Pulaski, Union, Williamson	52 min
Apr 27, 7:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Hamilton	24 min
Apr 27, 7:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Franklin, Hamilton, Johnson, Pope, Saline, Williamson	21 min
Apr 27, 8:21 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Franklin, Jackson, Union, Williamson	24 min
Apr 27, 8:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Perry, Williamson	46 min
Apr 27, 9:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Franklin, Hamilton, Johnson, Saline, Williamson	44 min
Apr 27, 10:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Gallatin, Hardin, Pope, Saline	34 min
Apr 27, 11:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Gallatin, White	41 min
Apr 27, 2:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Wayne	38 min
Apr 27, 2:58 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	Alexander, Jackson, Union	8 days
Apr 27, 3:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Alexander, Johnson, Pulaski, Union	29 min
Apr 27, 4:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Edwards, Wabash	34 min
Apr 27, 4:19 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Edwards, Wabash	4 hr
Apr 27, 5:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Edwards, Wabash, Wayne, White	41 min
Apr 27, 5:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Edwards, Wabash	49 min
Apr 27, 4:05 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Perry	39 min
Apr 27, 4:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Ripley	49 min
Apr 27, 5:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Butler, Carter, Ripley, Wayne	38 min
Apr 27, 6:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Mississippi, New Madrid, Scott, Stoddard	39 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.