⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Fulton; Hickman; Carlisle; Mississippi; New Madrid – Sunday, July 5, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 5 at 2:32PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY

Details

At 232 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Wyatt to near Hunter-Dawson State Historic
Site. Movement was east at 10 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. A storm could
briefly become severe.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.

Locations impacted include…
East Prairie, New Madrid, Fulton, Hickman, Clinton, Lilbourn,
Bardwell, Hunter-Dawson State Historic Site, Towosahgy State Historic
Site, Big Oak Tree State Park, Anniston, Cayce, Farrenburg, Dorena,
Fulgham, Arlington, Columbus, and North Lilbourn.

This includes the following highways…
Interstate 69 in Kentucky between Mile Markers 1 and 2.
Interstate 55 between Mile Markers 45 and 52.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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