⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Fulton; Hickman; Carlisle; Ballard; Mississippi; New Madrid – Saturday, July 18, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 18 at 4:26PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY

Details

At 425 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Charleston to 7 miles north of Tiptonville.
Movement was east at 35 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…
Charleston, East Prairie, Hickman, Clinton, Bardwell, Wickliffe,
Towosahgy State Historic Site, Big Oak Tree State Park, Wyatt,
Anniston, Cayce, Dorena, Arlington, Columbus, Wilson City,
Blandville, and Boundurant.

This includes Interstate 57 in Missouri between Mile Markers 10 and
15.

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.