⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Alexander, IL; Ballard, KY; Carlisle, KY; Fulton, KY; Graves, KY; Hickman, KY; McCracken, KY; Mississippi, MO; New Madrid, MO – Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 19 at 11:24PM CDT until August 20 at 12:15AM CDT by NWS Paducah KY

Details

SVRPAH

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southeastern Alexander County in southern Illinois…
Ballard County in western Kentucky…
Carlisle County in western Kentucky…
Central Fulton County in western Kentucky…
Northwestern Graves County in western Kentucky…
Northern Hickman County in western Kentucky…
Southwestern McCracken County in western Kentucky…
Mississippi County in southeastern Missouri…
Northeastern New Madrid County in southeastern Missouri…

* Until 1215 AM CDT.

* At 1124 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from
6 miles north of Mound City to near Miner, or along a line from 10
miles northwest of La Center to near Sikeston, moving east at 35
mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and small hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Sikeston, East Prairie, Cairo, La Center, Bardwell, Wickliffe,
Towosahgy State Historic Site, Big Oak Tree State Park, Barlow,
Wyatt, Anniston, Dorena, Lovelaceville, Barkley Regional Airport,
West Paducah, Kevil and Arlington.

Instructions

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. These storms are capable of producing damaging winds.

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning is one of nature’s leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

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