NWS Paducah KYTO.W 0090August 20, 2026
Tornado Warning: Calloway, Graves and Marshall, KY
The National Weather Service office in Paducah issued a tornado warning for Calloway, Graves and Marshall in Kentucky, which was in force until 1:00 a.m. local time on August 20. It was the 90th tornado warning the NWS office in Paducah issued in 2026. Kentucky had 32 tornado warnings in August 2026, against 1 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Kentucky's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 48 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Paducah KY
- Area
- Calloway, Graves and Marshall
- State
- Kentucky
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:12 a.m. CDT, August 20, 2026
- Expires
- 1:00 a.m. CDT, August 20, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KPAH TO.W 0090
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Kentucky since 2008Every warning type in Kentucky
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The notice as issued
TORPAH The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Northwestern Calloway County in western Kentucky... Northeastern Graves County in western Kentucky... Southwestern Marshall County in western Kentucky... * Until 100 AM CDT. * At 1212 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 8 miles northeast of Mayfield, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * Locations impacted include... Benton, Hardin, Brewers and Kirksey.
What the agency told people to do
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built building away from windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Tornadoes are difficult to observe at night. Take cover now!
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.