Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 1994
Tornado Warning 4, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 1994, 4:43 PM CDT for Scott County, Stoddard County, Missouri. It was in force for 32 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 28, 1994, 4:43 PM CDT (21:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 1994, 5:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Scott County, MO, Stoddard County, MO
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 4:53 PM CDT | Tornado F0 | Blodgett, MO | An off-duty weather observer reported a brief touchdown near the intersection of Interstate 55 and County Road K. |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The nearest sounding before it
Paducah/Barkley, KY (KPAH), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 95 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
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KPAH 282143 TORPAH MOC201-207-282215- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 443 PM CDT THU APR 28 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI ...SCOTT COUNTY...STODDARD COUNTY AT 440 PM CDT PADUCAH RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO FORMING JUST NORTH OF BLOOMFIELD IN STODDARD COUNTY MISSOURT. THIS WILL BE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AND ENTER SCOTT COUNTY BEFORE 5 PM CDT. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS... OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY. AVOID WINDOWS. JFB NNNN
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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, 11:14 AM CDT, 5 hours 29 minutes before
KYZ001>013-MOZ086-087-100-109>015-ILZ081-082-084-086-088-089-090- 091-092-093-094-281715- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1105 AM CDT THU APR 28 1994 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CDT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN ILLLINOIS...SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND MUCH OF WEST KENTUCKY... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BOLLINGER...WAYNE AND CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI THIS MORNING... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... AT 1100 AM CDT...PADUCAH RADAR SHOWED A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT EXTENDED ACROSS SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS AND INTO SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. THE SHOWERS AND STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER...BUT THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS NOT ENDED. AS THE RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS THE TRI STATE IT CONTINUES TO FALL ON SATURATED GROUND. FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE. DO NOT TRY TO CROSS FLOODED AREAS AND IF YOU SEE RISING WATER MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. STAY TUNED TO YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. OBMANN
Special weather statement, Apr 28, 12:52 PM CDT, 3 hours 51 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, 3 hours 17 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, 2 hours 28 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, 1 hour 25 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, 1 hour 21 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, 5:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Scott | 29 min |
| Apr 28, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Bollinger, Wayne | 28 min |
| Apr 28, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Scott, Stoddard | 30 min |
Nearby
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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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.