| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| Area | Alexander, IL; Johnson, IL; Massac, IL; Pulaski, IL; Union, IL; Ballard, KY; Carlisle, KY; Fulton, KY; Graves, KY; Hickman, KY; McCracken, KY; Bollinger, MO; Butler, MO; Cape Girardeau, MO; Carter, MO; Mississippi, MO; New Madrid, MO; Ripley, MO; Scott, MO; Stoddard, MO; Wayne, MO |
| Effective | 8/19/2026, 9:44:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/20/2026, 3:00:00 AM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 19 at 9:44PM CDT until August 20 at 3:00AM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Details
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
602 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
ALEXANDER JOHNSON MASSAC
PULASKI UNION
IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES
IN WESTERN KENTUCKY
BALLARD CARLISLE FULTON
GRAVES HICKMAN MCCRACKEN
IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
BOLLINGER BUTLER CAPE GIRARDEAU
CARTER MISSISSIPPI NEW MADRID
RIPLEY SCOTT STODDARD
WAYNE
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BARDWELL, BLOOMFIELD, CAIRO,
CAPE GIRARDEAU, CHARLESTON, CLINTON, DONIPHAN, HICKMAN, JACKSON,
JONESBORO, MARBLE HILL, MAYFIELD, METROPOLIS, MOUND CITY,
NEW MADRID, PADUCAH, PIEDMONT, POPLAR BLUFF, SIKESTON, VAN BUREN,
VIENNA, AND WICKLIFFE.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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