⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Wayne; Ripley; Butler – Thursday, July 9, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 9 at 5:08PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY

Details

At 508 PM CDT, emergency management reported a strong thunderstorm
near Poplar Bluff, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE…Emergency management.

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

Locations impacted include…
Poplar Bluff, Naylor, Neelyville, Qulin, Fisk, Hendrickson, Brush
Arbor, Budapest, Harviell, Milltown, Oxly, Fairdealing, and Rombauer.

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.