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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 176, NWS Paducah, KY

July 25, 1995Caldwell County, Kentucky

NWS Paducah, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 25, 1995, 5:03 AM CDT for Caldwell County, Kentucky. It was in force for 20 min.

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The facts

Issued
Jul 25, 1995, 5:03 AM CDT (10:03 UTC)
Expired
Jul 25, 1995, 5:23 AM CDT
In force
20 min
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
Area
Whole counties

County Caldwell County, KY

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 318 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 1995-07-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2426 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 1995-07-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 90 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2426 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-12 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1141 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
90 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
282 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.8
Supercell composite
13.5

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