Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 28, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 28, 1994, 5:32 PM CDT for Bollinger County, Wayne County, Missouri. It was in force for 28 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 28, 1994, 5:32 PM CDT (22:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 1994, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Bollinger County, MO, Wayne County, MO
The nearest sounding before it
Paducah/Barkley, KY (KPAH), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 138 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -408 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1344 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 215 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 314 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 28, 12:52 PM CDT, 4 hours 40 minutes before
MOZ086-087-281900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1252 PM CDT THU APR 28 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS BOLLINGER COUNTY MISSOURI... ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI UNTIL 200 PM CDT... AT 1250 PM CDT...PADUCAH RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS BOLLINGER COUNTY MISSOURI FROM JUST SOUTH OF MARQUAND TO LUTESVILLE TO ZALMA...LOCATED FROM 20 TO 25 MILES WEST OF CAPE GIRARDEAU MISSOURI. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR AND ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND SMALL HAIL. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY MISSOURI BEFORE N115 PM CDT. REMEMBER THAT SOUTHEAST MISSOURI REMAINS UNDER A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 200 PM CDT. STAY ALERT TO FAST CHANGING WEATHER. SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN YOUR AREA...SEEK SAFE INDOOR SHELTER. POOLE NNNN
Special weather statement, Apr 28, 1:26 PM CDT, 4 hours 6 minutes before
MOZ087-ILZ084-281930- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 126 PM CDT THU APR 28 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY MISSOURI... ...TORNADO WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNTIL 200 PM CDT... AT 125 PM CDT...PADUCAH RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY MISSOURI NEAR JACKSON MISSOURI...LOCATED 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF CAPE GIRARDEAU. THE CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE DIRECTOR REPORTED PEA SIZE HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WHEN THE STORM PASSED JUST TO THE NORTH OF JACKSON AROUND 115 PM CDT. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR AND ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO JACKSON COUNTY ILLINOIS ON A PATH TOWARDS MURPHYSBORO ILLINOIS. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS STAY ALERT TO FAST CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. IF SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS YOUR AREA...SEEK SAFE INDOOR SHELTER. CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST WEATHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. POOLE NNNN
Special weather statement, Apr 28, 2:15 PM CDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before
KYZ001-002-003-004-005-006-007-008-009-010-011-012-013-MOZ086-087- 100-109-110-111-112-113-114-115-ILZ081-082-084-085-086-088-089- 090-091-092-093-094-282015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 215 PM CDT THU APR 28 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 169 IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS AND WESTERN KENTUCKY UNTIL 800 PM CDT... ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... AT 210 PM CDT...PADUCAH RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS FROM NEAR JONESBORO ILLINOIS IN UNION COUNTY NORTHEAST THROUGH MARION AND WEST FRANKFORT TO JUST EAST OF MT. VERNON ILLINOIS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY. IN CHECKING WITH THE CIVIL DEFENSE DIRECTORS OF UNION AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES...VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND GUSTY WINDS TO NEAR 40 MILES AN HOUR SEEM COMMON WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. AS OF 210 PM CDT NO SEVERE WEATHER HAD BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT IS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR. A NEW TORNADO WATCH...NUMBER 169...HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A LARGE PORTION OF SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS AND WESTERN KENTUCKY UNTIL 800 PM CDT. THIS LINE OF STRONG STORMS LIES WITHIN THIS TORNADO WATCH AREA. STAY ALERT TO FAST CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN YOUR AREA BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE INDOOR SHELTER. REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THAT YOUR REPORT BE RELAYED ON TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. AS OF 200 PM CDT...THE TORNADO WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI HAS EXPIRED. SOUTHEAST MISSOURI IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NEW TORNADO WATCH THAT IS POSTED FOR SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS AND WESTERN KENTUCKY UNTIL 800 PM CDT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST WEATHER UPDATE AS A THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER CONTINUES OVER A LARGE PORTION OF SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS AND WESTERN KENTUCKY THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. POOLE NNNN
Special weather statement, Apr 28, 3:18 PM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
KYZ001-002-003-004-005-006-007-008-009-010-011-012-013-MOZ086-087- 100-109-110-111-112-113-114-115-ILZ081-082-084-085-086-088-089- 090-091-092-093-094-282115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 315 PM CDT THU APR 28 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 169 IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS AND WESTERN KENTUCKY UNTIL 800 PM CDT... AT 310 PM CDT...PADUCAH RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND SOME WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSHOWERS IN AN AREA 35 MILES WIDE EXTENDING FROM 50 MILES NORTH OF PADUCAH KENTUCKY TO 70 MILES NORTH OF EVVANSVILLE INDIANA. THE PRECIPITATION WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR. AS OF 310 PM CDT NO SEVERE WEATHER HAD BEEN REPORTED WITH THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TORNADO WATCH...NUMBER 169...REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS AND WESTERN KENTUCKY UNTIL 800 PM CDT. PLEASE STAY ALERT TO FAST CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN YOUR AREA BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE INDOOR SHELTER. REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THAT YOUR REPORT BE RELAYED ON TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST WEATHER UPDATE AS A THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER CONTINUES OVER A LARGE PORTION OF SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS AND WESTERN KENTUCKY THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. JFB NNNN
Special weather statement, Apr 28, 3:22 PM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
INZ067>069-081>083-085>089-ILZ067-068-071>073-076>078-083-087- KYZ014>023-026-027-061>063-070>075-282045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EVANSVILLE IN 318 PM CDT THU APR 28 1994 AT 315 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM JUST NORTHEAST OF LIVERMORE KENTUCKY...10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF OWENSBORO. THE STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 45 MPH AND WILL LIKELY PRODUCE SOME SMALL HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. THE STORM WILL MOVE THROUHG NORTHERN OHIO COUNTY AND INTO HANCOCK COUNTY NEAR THE OHIO RIVER BY 345 PM CDT. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA BE PREPARED TO TAKE COVER. BLOCK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Butler, Wayne | 63 min |
| Apr 27, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Bollinger, Stoddard | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 9:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Butler, Stoddard | 47 min |
| Apr 28, 11:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Wayne | 46 min |
| Apr 28, 4:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Stoddard | 25 min |
| Apr 28, 4:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Scott, Stoddard | 32 min |
| Apr 28, 5:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Scott | 29 min |
| Apr 28, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Scott, Stoddard | 30 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.