June 26, 2026

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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Carter; Ripley – Friday, June 26, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Carter; Ripley
Effective 6/26/2026, 9:15:00 AM CDT
Expires 6/26/2026, 9:45:00 AM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued June 26 at 9:15AM CDT by NWS Paducah KY

Details

At 915 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Ellsinore to near Handy to 7 miles west of
Gatewood. Movement was east at 20 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include…
Doniphan, Ellsinore, Budapest, Hunter, Gatewood, Grandin, and Briar.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.


This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.