SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH
…ELEVATED WILDFIRE RISK TODAY…
GUSTY WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY TODAY AND INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH BY MIDDAY. A FEW GUSTS MAY EXCEED 30 MPH AROUND THE I-64 CORRIDOR OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS… LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE AN
INCREASED RISK FOR FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON. THOSE INTENDING TO
BURN SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION.