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•Coverage area of West Kentucky, Southern Illinois, Southeast Missouri and Northwestern Arkansas
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04/04/2025

Dangerous flooding is occurring across Western Kentucky. Between 3 and 10 inches of rain has fallen, with an additional 4 to 8 possible. Please be aware of road closures, turn around, don’t drown, keep your alerts on, and have multiple ways of receiving weather alerts this week. 
A life-threatening, potentially historic, and potentially catastrophic flood event is unfolding across multiple areas today and into the weekend.

733 PM CDTMy coverage area includes NE Arkansas, West Kentucky, SE Missouri and Southern Illinois. NEW TORNADO WARNINGTo...
04/03/2025

733 PM CDT
My coverage area includes NE Arkansas, West Kentucky, SE Missouri and Southern Illinois.

NEW TORNADO WARNING

Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
728 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Tornado Warning for... Southeastern Union County in southern Illinois... Johnson County in southern Illinois... Southeastern Williamson County in southern Illinois...

* Until 815 PM CDT.

* At 727 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located near Dongola, or 10 miles southeast of Anna, moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely.

* These dangerous storms will be near... Vienna around 735 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include New Burnside, Buncombe, Cypress, Simpson, and Stonefort.

This includes the following highways... Interstate 24 in Illinois between Mile Markers 7 and 19. Interstate 57 in Illinois between Mile Markers 23 and 27.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

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TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 234DEG 41KT 3739 8908

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...

My coverage area includes NE Arkansas, West Kentucky, SE Missouri and Southern Illinois.NEW TORNADO WARNINGFrom the Nati...
04/03/2025

My coverage area includes NE Arkansas, West Kentucky, SE Missouri and Southern Illinois.

NEW TORNADO WARNING

From the National Weather Service in Paducah

Tornado Warning for... Southeastern Alexander County in southern Illinois... Northern Mississippi County in southeastern Missouri... Southeastern Scott County in southeastern Missouri... North central New Madrid County in southeastern Missouri... East central Stoddard County in southeastern Missouri...

* Until 800 PM CDT.

* At 724 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Morehouse, or 10 miles southwest of Sikeston, moving northeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near... Morehouse, Miner, and Sikeston around 730 PM CDT. Bertrand around 735 PM CDT. Charleston around 740 PM CDT. Wyatt around 750 PM CDT. Horseshoe Lake Conservation Area around 755 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Diehlstadt, Wilson City, and Blodgett.

This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 in Illinois between Mile Markers 1 and 3. Interstate 57 in Missouri between Mile Markers 1 and 21. Interstate 55 between Mile Markers 62 and 75.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.

7:22 PM CDTCONFIRMED TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS!From the NWS in Paducah…Tornado Warning for....
04/03/2025

7:22 PM CDT
CONFIRMED TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS!

From the NWS in Paducah…

Tornado Warning for... Eastern Union County in southern Illinois... Northwestern Johnson County in southern Illinois... Williamson County in southern Illinois... Southeastern Jackson County in southern Illinois...

* Until 800 PM CDT.

* At 720 PM CDT, a tornado producing storm was located over Anna, moving northeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely.

* This tornadic storm will be near... Cobden around 725 PM CDT. Goreville around 730 PM CDT. Lake Of Egypt Area around 735 PM CDT. Marion and Creal Springs around 740 PM CDT. Pittsburg around 745 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Whiteash, Spillertown, and Williamson County Regional Airport.

This includes the following highways... Interstate 24 in Illinois between Mile Markers 1 and 6. Interstate 57 in Illinois between Mile Markers 29 and 61.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

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TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 234DEG 47KT 3747 8926

TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

7:19 PM CDTCONFIRMED TORNADO ON THE GROUND IN UNION COUNTY ILLINOIS NEAR TRAIL OF TEARS STATE PARK! TAKE COVER NOW!This ...
04/03/2025

7:19 PM CDT
CONFIRMED TORNADO ON THE GROUND IN UNION COUNTY ILLINOIS NEAR TRAIL OF TEARS STATE PARK! TAKE COVER NOW!
This includes the cities of Cobden and Anna in Southen Illinois.

My forecast region includes NE Arkansas, West Kentucky, Southern Illinois and Southeast Missouri.

My forecast region includes NE Arkansas, West Kentucky, Southern Illinois and Southeast Missouri.This event has really s...
04/03/2025

My forecast region includes NE Arkansas, West Kentucky, Southern Illinois and Southeast Missouri.

This event has really started exploding across our region. A confirmed tornado just passed near the city of Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
There are multiple reports of tornadoes ongoing, including multiple strongly worded warnings in the Jonesboro, Arkansas metropolitan area and a Tornado Emergency in parts of Arkansas and Missouri that included the city of Lake City.
Please heed all warnings. We are experiencing communication issues at my home office here in Western Kentucky. I will provide updates when I can.
The red boxes are the current tornado warnings across the region as of 7:13 PM CDT. The yellow boxes are severe thunderstorm warnings.

Reminder that my forecast area is for Western Kentucky, Southern Illinois, Southeastern Missouri and Far Northeastern Ar...
04/02/2025

Reminder that my forecast area is for Western Kentucky, Southern Illinois, Southeastern Missouri and Far Northeastern Arkansas.

Original post by Meteorologist Noah Bergren says, and I quote

“I do not share these words without significant thought beforehand. I do NOT like how tonight is trending. Data is converging on there being some lone, large supercells blossoming rapidly ahead of the 'main line' of storms. These are extremely concerning to me. The parameters at play are stronger than what occurred on 12/10/2021 should any supercells actually form. That chance is rising. I circled the area of greatest supercell concern which is west TN, KY, and far SW Illinois. Between 5:30P CDT and 8:30P CDT is the greatest supercell concern. I can not lie this has me a but worried. Let's hope and pray they don't form but trends are not good. Any supercell in this environment will move RAPIDLY to the NE and have the ability to produce: strong to violent (EF3+) tornadoes, baseball size hail, and good be on the ground for long periods of time. Specifically that includes the KY Lakes area, Evansville, NW TN, Graves and Marshall County areas.

After that timeframe, if any supercells did form, they will get cannibalized and overtaken by a monster QLCS (line of storms) approaching from the west. That crosses the Mississippi River around 9PM. That line then which will extend from NW Ohio, through Indiana, SE Illinois, west KY, west TN, east Arkansas, and NW Mississippi could produce tornadoes, excessive straight line wind damage, and very large hail. This is an uncommon example to the rule I have told y'all many times before that "lines of storms generally don't produce big tornadoes." This line tonight can and probably will -- regardless of what the uncertain # of supercells did ahead of them.

I should clarify I still do NOT have as high confidence there WILL be destructive tornadoes as the hours leading up to 12/10/2021. The ceiling in this setup is higher if things really get going, but the uncertainties are a bit more as well with today. If you are looking for something to root for - for the setup to underperform (still would be very impactful...) -- root for the lack of forcing to limit intense tornadic updrafts... and no supercells to form. Both of which are things that have a LOW chance of happening, but at least A chance.

*Post made: 3:40PM EDT / 2:40PM CDT Wednesday*”

I agree with everything sit here. Please make sure that you have your severe weather plans in place, storms will be entering our region imminently. Be prepared, but not scared.
The chance of a tornado hitting you directly is low, but the risk for tornadoes to occur today is very high. It is always best to be prepared, have a game plan, and remain calm and levelheaded in a scenario like this. I know a lot of us in our region have PTSD from the tornado outbreak on 12/10/2021.
Remember that no two systems are alike, and we will do our best to give you the most up-to-date and current information across the region.

Also, all of us are now currently under a PDS Tornado Watch. This wording is used by the NWS when there is a likelihood of strong to violent, long tracked tornadoes in the area.

Remember to have multiple ways to receive severe weather alerts, and stay safe everyone.

The first image shows the SPC outlook today.
All of us are in the level 4/5 (MDT) or level 5/5 (HIGH) risk.

The second image shows the watch area. This encompasses all of our region.

The third image shows the timing of this event. Storms are already firing off to our south and west.

BREAKING :Exceptionally rare HIGH (level 5/5) risk for severe weather has been issued for nearly all of our coverage are...
04/02/2025

BREAKING :
Exceptionally rare HIGH (level 5/5) risk for severe weather has been issued for nearly all of our coverage area.
This is driven by the likelihood of strong to potentially violent, long-tracked tornadoes.

04/01/2025

Hello everyone! After having multiple issues trying to recover this account, I am back, and in perfect time. As of right now, we are entering a wild weather pattern in our coverage area.

Let me give you a run-down of the risks.

Most of our coverage area is under a rare level 4/5 risk for severe storms, being driven by a high tornado and damaging wind risk.
This is not like last week’s risk. This time around, there is very ample wind shear and instability to provide an optimal atmosphere for severe storms to develop.
I will provide updates on timing later today as new model runs come in. Remember, no matter where you live in the area or what color risk you’re in, you need to have a severe weather, safety plan, access to some form of viable shelter, and emergency supplies in case of damaging storms.

Tomorrow through Sunday, we may experience historic or close to historic flooding and rainfall totals, especially in parts of Western Kentucky and Southern Illinois.
US National Weather Service Paducah Kentucky has issued the highest total rainfall forecast ever seen in this area, with 10-15” of rain being possible, especially across the central parts of the region. Areas that don’t normally flood may flood, area rivers may rise to or above flood stage, and damaging flooding is looking very possible, especially in towns along area rivers with poor drainage. Today is the day that you want to clear out your drains, and make sure there are no blocks that would cause additional water rise to already vulnerable property. Remember, turn around, don’t drown, and to not be scared, but be prepared.

Ask any questions you may have in the comments, and I highly recommend checking out these pages for local weather updates.

Trent Okerson-WPSD Local 6
Beau Dodson Weather
US National Weather Service Little Rock Arkansas
US National Weather Service Paducah Kentucky
Ryan Hall, Y'all

After a warm end to the week, our first “true” cold front of autumn will swing through the area Sunday night into Monday...
10/10/2024

After a warm end to the week, our first “true” cold front of autumn will swing through the area Sunday night into Monday.
Confidence has increased for the first patchy frost of the season across much of the area, and parts of the Ozark Plateau, Southern Illinois and cold-favored areas in Western Kentucky may see temperatures in the lower to middle 30s, a light freeze is possible in isolated, open areas. A light jacket will be needed early next week, especially on Tuesday when highs may not break out of the 50s for most people. Keep in mind, our average high and low temperatures for October 15th are 72 and 47 respectively.

Record low temperatures across the area this morning! Look at this reading from the Graves County Mesonet in Mayfield! T...
09/09/2024

Record low temperatures across the area this morning! Look at this reading from the Graves County Mesonet in Mayfield! This daily minimum reading of 38.2°F SMASHES the previous record for the date of 48 degrees as well as being the earliest in the year it’s ever been this cold at the Mesonet! 🥶🥶 The previous record for earliest temperature below 39 degrees was set on September 14, 1964. We usually don’t see temperatures that low on average until October 6th. It’s also the first time since September 21, 1991 that it’s been this cold this early, when a temperature of 38.5 degrees was recorded.

Hello, everyone!This is the page for the WKYWeather YouTube Channel, which was privated a while back for person...
09/09/2024

Hello, everyone!
This is the page for the WKYWeather YouTube Channel, which was privated a while back for personal reasons.
For those of you that don’t know me, Hi!
I’m an aspiring meteorologist based out of Kuttawa, Kentucky and I love all things weather!

This page is meant to bring high-quality forecast to the local area, up-to-date coverage on watches and warnings, as well as daily weather forecasts for individual cities in the region.

Pictured below is my forecast/coverage area (highlighted in pale yellow) as well as the counties I provide coverage for.
My forecast area consists of Western Kentucky, Southern Illinois, Southeastern Missouri and parts of Far Northeastern Arkansas.

Large cities and populated areas in my forecast area include the following;

In Kentucky: Paducah, Mayfield, Benton, Calvert City, Kuttawa, Eddyville, Murray, Princeton, Cadiz, Dawson Springs, Marion, Providence and Madisonville.

In Illinois: Carbondale, Marion, Mount Vernon, Metropolis, Cairo, Vienna, Anna, Harrisburg, Cave-In-Rock, Goreville, Dongola, Du Quoin and Benton.

In Missouri: Cape Girardeau, Fredericktown, Piedmont, Farmington, Poplar Bluff, Doniphan, St. Genevieve, Caruthersville, New Madrid, Sikeston, Van Buren and Dexter.

In Arkansas: Paragould, Marmaduke, Corning, Lafe, Rector and Piggot -

(Side note: There are active plans to expand my forecast area to also cover the Jonesboro area and points west)

I hope y’all found this post helpful, if you have any questions, DM me or leave a comment below.

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