Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Calloway, Graves, Hickman, Marshall Counties KY
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NOAA issued it on August 20, 2026, 3 days ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Paducah KY has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of four western Kentucky counties until 2:00 AM CDT on August 20.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Western Kentucky
- Issued
- August 20, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Paducah KY
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Record status: historical. It was issued 3 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Western Kentucky.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning (SVR) has been issued by the National Weather Service in Paducah KY. The alert is effective from August 20 at 1:15 AM CDT until August 20 at 2:00 AM CDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Calloway County, southern Graves County, eastern Hickman County, and southwestern Marshall County in western Kentucky. Locations impacted include Murray, Mayfield, Lynnville, Sedalia, Hardin, Hazel, Kirksey, Harris Grove, Brewers and New Concord.
What You Should Do
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. These storms are capable of producing damaging winds.
Expected Conditions
At 1:15 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from 9 miles northeast of Mayfield to over Fulton, moving southeast at 40 mph. Radar indicated 60 mph wind gusts.
Timeline
The warning is in effect from 1:15 AM CDT until 2:00 AM CDT on August 20, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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