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Tornado Warning 94, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this tornado warning at Aug 20, 2026, 12:43 AM CDT for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 20 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
- Aug 20, 2026, 12:43 AM CDT (05:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 20, 2026, 1:03 AM CDT
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Ballard County, KY, Carlisle County, KY, Graves County, KY, McCracken County, KY
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 9:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 218 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 310 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -212 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1337 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 137 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 209 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Aug 20, 12:37 AM CDT, 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 20, 12:37 AM CDT, 6 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Paducah KY 856 PM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-210200- 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- 856 PM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026 /956 PM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri. .DAY ONE...Tonight Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected to move east southeast across the Quad State through the night. Severe storms with damaging winds, large hail, and a few tornadoes will be possible, mainly to the south of a DuQuoin Illinois to Greenville Kentucky line. A swath of very heavy rainfall may lead to flash flooding concerns overnight. Refer to the Flood Watch for additional details. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Small chances of thunderstorms are forecast Thursday afternoon, and then off and on from Friday night through Tuesday. Brief heavy downpours and lightning would be the primary concerns. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this evening and into part of the overnight.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 20, 12:15 AM CDT, 28 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1215 AM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1214 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 W Blandville 36.93N 89.00W
08/20/2026 Ballard KY Public
Tree limbs down and brief power outage.
&&Local storm report, Aug 20, 12:17 AM CDT, 26 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1217 AM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1145 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 0 SW Cunningham 36.91N 88.89W
08/20/2026 Carlisle KY Public
Large trees down on house and vehicle.
&&Local storm report, Aug 20, 12:22 AM CDT, 21 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1222 AM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1222 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 SE Lovelaceville 36.93N 88.81W
08/20/2026 Graves KY Utility Company
Numerous power outages reported across
multiple counties.
&&Local storm report, Aug 20, 12:27 AM CDT, 16 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1227 AM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1213 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 E Tanner 36.92N 89.63W
08/20/2026 Scott MO Trained Spotter
&&Local storm report, Aug 20, 12:35 AM CDT, 8 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1235 AM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1235 AM Tstm Wnd Gst 0 SW Sikeston 36.88N 89.58W
08/20/2026 E60 MPH Scott MO Public
Several public reports of 60 mph winds.
&&Local storm report, Aug 20, 12:40 AM CDT, 3 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 8:23 PM CDT | Flood Watch | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more | 11 hr |
| Aug 19, 11:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, McCracken | 51 min |
| Aug 19, 11:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Ballard, Carlisle, Graves, McCracken | 29 min |
| Aug 19, 11:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Calloway, Graves, Hickman, McCracken, Marshall | 54 min |
| Aug 19, 11:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Ballard | 6 hr |
| Aug 20, 12:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Ballard, Carlisle | 40 min |
| Aug 20, 12:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Calloway, Graves, Hickman, Marshall | 67 min |
| Aug 20, 12:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Calloway, Graves, Marshall | 34 min |
| Aug 20, 12:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Carlisle, Graves | 6 hr |
| Aug 20, 12:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Ballard, Carlisle | 13 min |
| Aug 20, 12:36 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Calloway, Marshall, Trigg | 31 min |
| Aug 20, 12:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Christian, Trigg | 47 min |
| Aug 20, 12:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, McCracken and 1 more | 34 min |
| Aug 20, 1:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Calloway, Graves, Hickman, Marshall | 44 min |
| Aug 20, 1:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Calloway, Graves | 13 min |
| Aug 20, 1:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Christian, Todd, Trigg | 65 min |
| Aug 20, 1:28 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Calloway, Graves, Hickman, Marshall | 4 hr |
| Aug 20, 1:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Christian | 34 min |
| Aug 20, 2:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Todd | 26 min |
| Aug 20, 2:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Ballard | 36 min |
| Aug 20, 2:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Ballard, Carlisle, McCracken | 42 min |
| Aug 20, 2:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Calloway, Graves | 46 min |
| Aug 20, 3:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | McCracken | 4 hr |
| Aug 20, 3:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Calloway | 20 min |
| Aug 20, 4:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Livingston, McCracken, Marshall | 28 min |
| Aug 20, 4:17 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Marshall | 4 hr |
| Aug 19, 10:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Union | 25 min |
| Aug 19, 10:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Alexander, Pulaski, Union | 50 min |
| Aug 19, 10:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Johnson, Union | 36 min |
| Aug 19, 11:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Pope | 31 min |
| Aug 19, 11:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Alexander | 5 hr |
| Aug 19, 11:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Alexander, Pulaski | 14 min |
| Aug 19, 9:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Bollinger | 31 min |
| Aug 19, 9:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Carter | 34 min |
| Aug 19, 10:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Bollinger, Cape Girardeau | 34 min |
| Aug 19, 10:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Scott, Stoddard | 40 min |
| Aug 19, 10:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Carter | 23 min |
| Aug 19, 10:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Butler, Carter, Wayne | 34 min |
| Aug 19, 11:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Stoddard | 30 min |
| Aug 19, 11:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Scott, Stoddard | 22 min |
| Aug 20, 12:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Cape Girardeau, Scott, Stoddard | 23 min |
| Aug 20, 12:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Bollinger, Wayne | 2 hr |
| Aug 20, 12:35 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | New Madrid, Stoddard | 18 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.