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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 95, NWS Paducah, KY

April 27, 20265 counties in Kentucky

NWS Paducah, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 27, 2026, 12:34 PM CDT for 5 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 41 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, 12:34 PM CDT (17:34 UTC)
Expired: Apr 27, 2026, 1:15 PM CDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

Counties Daviess County, KY, Henderson County, KY, Hopkins County, KY, McLean County, KY, Webster County, KY

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 27, 11:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 304 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1053 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 104 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 306 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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, 11:12 AM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 11:12 AM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 27, 11:22 AM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1122 AM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-281630-
Jefferson-Wayne IL-Edwards-Wabash-Perry IL-Franklin-Hamilton-
White-Jackson-Williamson-Saline-Gallatin-Union-Johnson-Pope-
Hardin-Alexander-Pulaski-Massac-Gibson-Pike-Posey-Vanderburgh-
Warrick-Spencer-Fulton-Hickman-Carlisle-Ballard-McCracken-Graves-
Livingston-Marshall-Calloway-Crittenden-Lyon-Trigg-Caldwell-
Union KY-Webster-Hopkins-Christian-Henderson-Daviess-McLean-
Muhlenberg-Todd-Perry MO-Bollinger-Cape Girardeau-Wayne MO-Carter-
Ripley-Butler-Stoddard-Scott-Mississippi-New Madrid-
1122 AM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026 /1222 PM EDT Mon Apr 27 2026/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southern
Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast
Missouri.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Scattered to numerous severe storms are expected this afternoon
into tonight. Very large hail, greater than golfball size, strong
tornadoes, and damaging winds will be possible. The greatest
threat seems to be in southeast Missouri and southern Illinois
this evening.

Any storm today and tonight will produce torrential rainfall. A
flash flood threat could develop in areas that receive multiple
storms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Numerous strong to severe storms are expected Tuesday afternoon
into Tuesday evening. Very large hail and damaging winds will be
the main concerns, but a few tornadoes cannot be ruled out.
Torrential rainfall could lead to an isolated flash flood threat.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is needed throughout the Quad State this
afternoon into tonight. Activation throughout the region may be
needed again Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday evening.

DW

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 27, 10:46 AM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 27, 10:52 AM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 27, 11:11 AM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1111 AM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026

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

0955 AM     Hail             1 N Macedonia           38.07N 88.71W
04/27/2026  E1.00 Inch       Franklin           IL   Public

            Report from mPING of Quarter (1.00 in.).

&&

DWS

Local storm report, Apr 27, 12:07 PM CDT, 27 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1207 PM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026

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

1157 AM     Hail             1 W Cynthiana           38.19N 87.73W
04/27/2026  E0.50 Inch       Posey              IN   Public

            Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.).

&&

BM

Local storm report, Apr 27, 12:19 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 27, 12:29 PM CDT, 5 minutes before

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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, 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, 10:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Edwards, Wayne	39 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

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 2026 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2026

Sources

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