Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Western Kentucky Counties
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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 has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Calloway, Graves, Hickman, and Marshall counties in western Kentucky until 1:15 AM CDT for destructive 100 mph winds.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Western Kentucky
- Issued
- August 20, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Paducah KY
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
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
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Paducah KY. Effective from August 20 at 12:08 AM CDT until August 20 at 1:15 AM CDT. Alert type code: SVR. Severity: Severe. Urgency: Immediate. Certainty: Observed.
Affected Areas
Calloway County in western Kentucky, Graves County in western Kentucky, East Central Hickman County in western Kentucky, and Marshall County in western Kentucky. Specific locations impacted include Mayfield, Fulgham, Sedalia, Wingo, Water Valley, Symsonia, Brewers, Kirksey, Harris Grove, Hardin, Hazel, Aurora, and New Concord.
What You Should Do
Seek shelter now inside an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built structure. These storms are capable of producing widespread destructive winds. Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms.
Expected Conditions
At 12:08 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from 9 miles southwest of Reidland to near Fulgham, moving southeast at 45 mph. Hazard includes 100 mph wind gusts (radar indicated). Thunderstorm damage threat: destructive. Tornado detection: possible. Hail threat: radar indicated with max hail size 0.00 inches.
Timeline
The warning is in effect from 12:08 AM CDT on August 20, 2026, until 1:15 AM CDT on August 20, 2026. Storms will be near Mayfield and Fulgham around 12:10 AM CDT and Sedalia around 12:15 AM CDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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