A cold front pressing east across the central U.S. will be the focus for areas of strong to severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall through this weekend. Strong to severe thunderstorms my bring damaging winds, hail, and a few tornadoes while excessive rainfall may lead to areas of flooding. Heat will build across the western U.S. with heat-related watches, warnings, and advisories issued. Read More >
...2018 Winter Weather Awareness Campaigns....
The following are the dates of this year's Winter Weather Awareness Campaigns in our region:
| INDIANA | NOV. 11-17 |
| MISSOURI | NOVEMBER 14 |
| ILLINOIS | NOV. 11-17 |
| KENTUCKY | MONTH OF DECEMBER |
For more information about your state's campaign, please visit your state's winter weather awareness webpage. The Paducah National Weather Service office covers parts of four states. You can visit the winter awareness webpages for INDIANA MISSOURI and ILLINOIS now. The Kentucky winter awareness webpage will be available at a later date.
Indiana will cover a different safety topic each day. Click on a day for the text of that day's statement.
The National Weather Service office in Paducah will post informational graphics on social media during the Winter Weather Awareness Campaigns for each state.
Our region is at risk for extreme winter weather due to its vulnerability to Arctic air masses from the north and the proximity of very moist air from the Gulf of America. Such interactions bring major winter storms. A couple of the biggest winter storms in recent memory include the record December 23, 2004 snowstorm and the Ice Storm of January, 2009.
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