⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Ballard, KY; Carlisle, KY; Fulton, KY; Graves, KY; Hickman, KY; McCracken, KY; Marshall, KY; Mississippi, MO – Thursday, August 20, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 20 at 12:47AM CDT until August 20 at 1:30AM CDT by NWS Paducah KY

Details

SVRPAH

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southeastern Ballard County in western Kentucky…
Carlisle County in western Kentucky…
Eastern Fulton County in western Kentucky…
Graves County in western Kentucky…
Hickman County in western Kentucky…
Southern McCracken County in western Kentucky…
Northwestern Marshall County in western Kentucky…
Southeastern Mississippi County in southeastern Missouri…

* Until 130 AM CDT.

* At 1247 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from
near Lovelaceville to near Towosahgy State Historic Site, or along
a line from 8 miles southeast of La Center to near Towosahgy State
Historic Site, moving southeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and small hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include…
Mayfield, Fulton, Clinton, Bardwell, Towosahgy State Historic Site,
Reidland, Fulgham, Lovelaceville, Sedalia, Cayce, Wingo, Arlington,
Water Valley, Columbus, Fancy Farm, Lowes, Blandville and Symsonia.

Instructions

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

Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek shelter
immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built
structure.

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