National Weather Service

In this episode of 'Going Public', we speak with Christine Wielgos, the Warning Coordination Meteorologist with the National Weather Service, in Paducah, Kentucky. The Fall 2026 Severe Weather Awareness Week is September 28 to October 2.

In this episode of 'Going Public', we speak with Christine Wielgos, the Warning Coordination Meteorologist with the National Weather Service, in Paducah, Kentucky. The Fall 2026 Severe Weather Awareness Week is September 28 to October 2.

After an intense night of tornadoes, large hail, and damaging winds, severe storms with heavy rain remain a possibility on Tuesday afternoon and evening. Flooding is possible later in the week, due to heavy rain further north.

Emergency shelter is being set up at the Black River Coliseum for those who need housing after the storms. Find the latest updates here.

A Cold Weather Advisory is in effect for the entire region through Thursday morning. Early Wednesday morning, wind chills ranged from 0 to 8 below zero and will sink to 7 to 15 below zero early Thursday morning. Multiple area schools and county offices are closed until Thursday, and city schedules have been delayed or postponed until Thursday as well.

As a massive storm sweeps through Southeast Missouri, residents have been advised to take precaution as hazardous conditions continue across the region.

Christine Wielgos, the Warning Coordination Meteorologist, and Keith Cooley, the Senior Forecaster at the Paducah, KY National Weather Service stopped by KRCU to discuss what it means to be a 'weather ready nation', and their Fall Severe Weather Safety and Preparedness Campaign, which runs from Sept. 25th to Sept. 29th, 2023.

Christine Wielgos, the Warning Coordination Meteorologist, and Keith Cooley, the Senior Forecaster at the Paducah, KY National Weather Service stopped by KRCU to discuss what it means to be a 'weather ready nation', and their Fall Severe Weather Safety and Preparedness Campaign, which runs from Sept. 25th to Sept. 29th, 2023.

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