⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Ripley; Butler – Saturday, August 1, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 1 at 12:30AM CDT by NWS Paducah KY

Details

At 1230 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Oxly, or 9 miles east of Doniphan, moving east at 40 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…
Poplar Bluff, Naylor, Neelyville, Qulin, Fisk, Harviell, Oxly,
Fairdealing, and Rombauer.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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