Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 7:51PM CDT until July 2 at 8:15PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 2, 2026 - 5:51pm
Expires:
July 2, 2026 - 6:15pm
Description:
At 751 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles west of Burna to near Ledbetter to near
Reidland, moving northwest at 10 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Paducah, Lone Oak, Reidland, Brookport, and Ledbetter.
This includes Interstate 24 in Kentucky between Mile Markers 2 and
17.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Massac, IL; Pope, IL; Livingston, KY; McCracken, KY
Forcast Office:
NWS Paducah KY
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