{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.968268e5368002f43fb3c4b6006fe9f259902e8f.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued July 21 at 5:50PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-21","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.968268e5368002f43fb3c4b6006fe9f259902e8f.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":142,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued July 21 at 5:50PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Caldwell; Hopkins; Christian\n**Issued by:** NWS Paducah KY\n**Sent:** 2026-07-21T17:50:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-21T17:50:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-21T18:30:00-05:00\n\n## Description\nAt 550 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over\nDawson Springs, moving southeast at 35 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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...\nDawson Springs, Nortonville, Crofton, and St. Charles.\n\nThis includes the following highways...\nInterstate 69 in Kentucky between Mile Markers 89 and 103.\nPennyrile Parkway between Mile Markers 15 and 32.\n\n## Instructions\nIf outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.\n\nA Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for\nwestern, south central and northwestern Kentucky."}