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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Paducah, KY

April 2, 20264 counties in Kentucky; 16 counties in Illinois; 8 counties in Missouri

NWS Paducah, KY issued this wind advisory at Apr 2, 2026, 1:02 AM CDT for 4 counties in Kentucky; 16 counties in Illinois; 8 counties in Missouri. It took effect at Apr 2, 2026, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 2, 2026, 1:02 AM CDT (06:02 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 2, 2026, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired: Apr 2, 2026, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 9 hr
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY

All 28 counties

Alexander County, IL, Edwards County, IL, Franklin County, IL, Gallatin County, IL, Hamilton County, IL, Jackson County, IL, Jefferson County, IL, Johnson County, IL, Perry County, IL, Pulaski County, IL, Saline County, IL, Union County, IL, Wabash County, IL, Wayne County, IL, White County, IL, Williamson County, IL, Ballard County, KY, Carlisle County, KY, Fulton County, KY, Hickman County, KY, Bollinger County, MO, Butler County, MO, Cape Girardeau County, MO, Mississippi County, MO, New Madrid County, MO, Perry County, MO, Scott County, MO, Stoddard County, MO

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Apr 1, 10:34 PM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 1, 10:34 PM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before

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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.