Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 6:13PM CDT until May 18 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 4:13pm
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description:
SVRPAH
The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
East central Gallatin County in southern Illinois...
Southwestern Vanderburgh County in southwestern Indiana...
Southern Posey County in southwestern Indiana...
Western Henderson County in northwestern Kentucky...
Central Union County in northwestern Kentucky...
* Until 700 PM CDT.
* At 612 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Uniontown, or
8 miles east of Shawneetown, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Henderson, Morganfield, Breckinridge Center, Uniontown, Corydon,
Waverly, and Old Shawneetown.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 69 in Kentucky between Mile Markers 142 and 148.
Audubon Parkway near Mile Marker 1.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Gallatin, IL; Posey, IN; Vanderburgh, IN; Henderson, KY; Union, KY
Forcast Office:
NWS Paducah KY
Sender: