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Forecasts and weather updates from Beau Dodson.

August 21, 2026

Nicer weather.

Here is the event summary from Wednesday night and Thursday's storms.

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August 20, 2026

Calmer weather. Less humid.

Last night was a rough night for some counties. Ballard, Carlisle, Marshall, Graves, and Calloway were hit the hardest. Numerous reports of wind damage.

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August 19, 2026

Thunderstorm chances.

Severe thunderstorms are possible later today and tonight. Monitor your Beau Dodson Weather App. Have a few ways of receiving severe weather warnings.

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August 18, 2026

Monitoring storm chances. Somewhat cooler this weekend.

Monitor updates late tonight into Wednesday night. Some of the storms could be severe.

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August 17, 2026

Not quite as hot. A cold front arrives on Wednesday and Thursday.

A few thunderstorms are likely this morning over southeast Illinois and western Kentucky. One or two may occur in northwest Tennessee, as well. Then, a small chance this afternoon of a few pop-up storms.

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August 14, 2026

Heat wave.

A fairly tame weather forecast. Not a lot going on other than the heat.

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August 13, 2026

Hot!

We did have a few severe thunderstorms yesterday. Warnings were issued for portions of southeast Missouri, southern Illinois, and western Kentucky. Mostly for strong and gusty winds.

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