{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.7b01a4a31be7f8688e1030d47cf413da1ca6400c.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued May 18 at 5:59PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-18","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.7b01a4a31be7f8688e1030d47cf413da1ca6400c.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":103,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued May 18 at 5:59PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Gallatin; Posey; Union; Henderson\n**Issued by:** NWS Paducah KY\n**Sent:** 2026-05-18T17:59:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-18T17:59:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-18T18:45:00-05:00\n\n## Description\nAt 559 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over\nShawneetown, moving northeast at 45 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around\nunsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is\npossible.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nMount Vernon, Shawneetown, Uniontown, Ridgway, Old Shawneetown, and\nJunction.\n\n## Instructions\nIf outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building."}