⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Union; Johnson; Pope; Alexander; Pulaski; Massac; Ballard; McCracken; Stoddard; Scott; Mississippi – Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 26 at 7:27AM CDT by NWS Paducah KY

Details

At 727 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from near Vienna to over Bell City, or
extending from near Vienna to 9 miles southeast of Advance, moving
east at 30 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include…
Metropolis, Charleston, Cairo, Oran, La Center, Miner, Benton,
Wickliffe, Bertrand, Mounds, Dongola, Morley, Barlow, Golconda,
Tamms, Mound City, Karnak and Wyatt.

Instructions

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

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