{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.25b08565be666093574b9f5077d93331876ad3ab.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 16 at 3:47PM CDT until May 16 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-16","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.25b08565be666093574b9f5077d93331876ad3ab.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Paducah KY"},"word_count":172,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Severe Thunderstorm Watch: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 16 at 3:47PM CDT until May 16 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Possible\n**Urgency:** Future\n**Areas:** Edwards, IL; Franklin, IL; Hamilton, IL; Jefferson, IL; Perry, IL; Wabash, IL; Wayne, IL; White, IL; Gibson, IN; Pike, IN; Posey, IN; Spencer, IN; Vanderburgh, IN; Warrick, IN; Daviess, KY; Henderson, KY\n**Issued by:** NWS Paducah KY\n**Sent:** 2026-05-16T15:47:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-16T15:47:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-16T22:00:00-05:00\n\n## Description\nTHE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH\n208 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /11 PM EDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE\nFOLLOWING AREAS\n\nIN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES\n\nIN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS\n\nEDWARDS\n\nIN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS\n\nFRANKLIN              HAMILTON              JEFFERSON\nPERRY                 WABASH                WAYNE\nWHITE\n\nIN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES\n\nIN SOUTHWEST INDIANA\n\nPOSEY\n\nIN SOUTHWEST INDIANA\n\nGIBSON                PIKE                  SPENCER\nVANDERBURGH           WARRICK\n\nIN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES\n\nIN WESTERN KENTUCKY\n\nDAVIESS               HENDERSON\n\nTHIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBION, BOONVILLE, CARMI, EVANSVILLE,\nFAIRFIELD, FORT BRANCH, GRAYVILLE, HENDERSON, MCLEANSBORO,\nMOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT VERNON, OWENSBORO, PETERSBURG, PINCKNEYVILLE,\nPOSEYVILLE, ROCKPORT, WEST FRANKFORT, AND WEST SALEM."}