There are currently no active warnings or advisories for Paducah, Barkley Regional Airport, .
Hazardous Weather Outlook
437 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB QUICKLY INTO THE 90S BY LATE MORNING...
AND TOP OUT IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S IN THE MID AND LATE AFTERNOON
HOURS. FORTUNATELY...HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE RELATIVELY LOW...SO
THE HEAT INDEX WILL RUN CLOSE TO THE ACTUAL TEMPERATURE.
IN ADDITION...MODERATE TO EXTREME DROUGHT CONDITIONS ARE IN PLACE
OVER MOST OF THE REGION. THE VEGETATION WILL ONLY DRY OUT FURTHER
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. PLEASE USE CAUTION IF YOU PLAN ANY
OUTDOOR BURNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
RECORD HEAT WILL CONTINUE MEMORIAL DAY. AGAIN...THE TEMPERATURE
WILL CLIMB QUICKLY INTO THE 90S BY LATE MORNING...AND THEN TOP OUT
IN THE MID 90S DURING THE MID AND LATE AFTERNOON. HEAT INDEX VALUES
WILL CONTINUE TO RUN VERY CLOSE TO ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURES.
IN ADDITION...MODERATE TO EXTREME DROUGHT CONDITIONS ARE IN PLACE
OVER MOST OF THE REGION. CONTINUE TO USE CAUTION IF YOU PLAN ANY
OUTDOOR BURNING.
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY. SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM. A BETTER
CHANCE FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IS ANTICIPATED THURSDAY INTO
THURSDAY NIGHT. THE BEST CHANCE FOR ANY SEVERE STORMS WILL BE OVER
WESTERN KENTUCKY...AND ADJACENT SECTIONS OF FAR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
AND THE SOUTHERN TIP OF ILLINOIS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
Special Weather Statement
ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-280900-
JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON-
WHITE-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION IL-JOHNSON-POPE-
HARDIN-ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH-
WARRICK-SPENCER-FULTON-HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-GRAVES-
LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-CRITTENDEN-LYON-TRIGG-CALDWELL-
UNION KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN-
MUHLENBERG-TODD-PERRY MO-BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER-
RIPLEY-BUTLER-STODDARD-SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...FAIRFIELD...ALBION...
MOUNT CARMEL...PINCKNEYVILLE...WEST FRANKFORT...MCLEANSBORO...
CARMI...CARBONDALE...HERRIN...HARRISBURG...SHAWNEETOWN...
JONESBORO...VIENNA...GOLCONDA...ELIZABETHTOWN...CAIRO...
MOUND CITY...METROPOLIS...FORT BRANCH...PETERSBURG...POSEYVILLE...
EVANSVILLE...BOONVILLE...ROCKPORT...HICKMAN...CLINTON...
BARDWELL...WICKLIFFE...PADUCAH...MAYFIELD...SMITHLAND...BENTON...
MURRAY...MARION...EDDYVILLE...CADIZ...PRINCETON...MORGANFIELD...
DIXON...MADISONVILLE...HOPKINSVILLE...HENDERSON...OWENSBORO...
CALHOUN...GREENVILLE...ELKTON...PERRYVILLE...MARBLE HILL...
CAPE GIRARDEAU...PIEDMONT...VAN BUREN...DONIPHAN...POPLAR BLUFF...
BLOOMFIELD...SIKESTON...CHARLESTON...NEW MADRID
158 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012
...RECORD HEAT CONTINUES THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND...
THE HOT MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND CONTINUES...WITH RECORD OR NEAR RECORD
HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID AND UPPER 90S. DUE TO A LACK OF
MOISTURE...HEAT INDEX VALUES SHOULD STAY CLOSE TO THE ACTUAL AIR
TEMPERATURES...GENERALLY IN THE UPPER 90S TO NEAR 100. THIS IS THE
HOTTEST AIR THIS AREA HAS SEEN SO FAR THIS YEAR. THE LAST TIME IT
WAS THIS HOT...WAS BACK IN EARLY SEPTEMBER 2011.
FOLLOW THE BASIC RULES OF HEAT SAFETY TO KEEP FROM BECOMING
OVERHEATED AND DEHYDRATED. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...WEAR LIGHT
COLORED...LIGHT WEIGHT CLOTHING...AND AVOID STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES
DURING THE HOTTEST PART OF THE DAY. TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS AND BE
SURE TO PUT ON A HIGH SPF SUNSCREEN TO LIMIT THE POTENTIAL FOR
SUNBURN. MAKE SURE PETS HAVE PLENTY OF FRESH WATER.
IN ADDITION...WITH MODERATE TO SEVERE DROUGHT CONDITIONS IN
PLACE...THE RISK OF WILDFIRES REMAINS SOMEWHAT ELEVATED. EXERCISE
CAUTION WITH ANY OUTDOOR BURNING THIS WEEKEND.
There are currently no Short Term Forecasts Paducah, Barkley Regional Airport, .
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