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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 235, NWS Paducah, KY

June 20, 1998New Madrid County, Scott County, Missouri

NWS Paducah, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 20, 1998, 12:51 AM CDT for New Madrid County, Scott County, Missouri. It was in force for 54 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 20, 1998, 12:51 AM CDT (05:51 UTC)
Expired: Jun 20, 1998, 1:45 AM CDT
In force: 54 min
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Area: Whole counties

Counties New Madrid County, MO, Scott County, MO

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 20, 12:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

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.

NWS Paducah, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 19, 1:30 PM CDT, 11 hours 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 1:30 PM CDT, 11 hours 21 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
130 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 1998

MAIN FORECAST CONCERN FOR TONIGHT IS CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TOWARD
DAYBREAK.

LATEST SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS WEAK BOUNDARY BETWEEN PAH AND STL.
ONLY HIGH CLOUDS VISIBLE ON NSAT OVER THE REGION...LOW CLOUDS MAINLY
OVER ARKANSAS. KPAH MAY BE TRYING TO SHOW WEST-EAST BOUNDARY UP NEAR
THE CARBONDALE AREA.

ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON HEAT SHOULD
QUICKLY DIE OFF AROUND SUNSET LEAVING A MOSTLY CLEAR SKY. MODELS IN
GENERAL AGREEMENT KEEPING A STRONG SURFACE HIGH OVER THE
SOUTHEASTERN U.S. SEVERAL SHORT WAVES EJECT OUT OF THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN PLAINS OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS AND MOVE UP THE RIDGE OVER
THE EASTERN HALF OF THE COUNTRY. THE NEXT SHORT WAVE WILL AFFECT THE
FORECAST AREA BY DAYBREAK WITH DECENT LIFT AND SUFFICIENT LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE. ATMOSPHERE SHOULD ONCE AGAIN BECOME QUITE UNSTABLE WITH
CAPES FORECAST TO6 BE AROUND 2000-2500 J/KG AND LIS OF -2 TO -6.

RAIN COOLED LOWS IN THE MID AND UPPER 60S WERE LOWER THAN MOS
GUIDANCE FROM YESTERDAY BUT SEE NO REASON DEVIATE MUCH.

ML

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 20, 12:44 AM CDT, 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1244 AM CDT SAT JUN 20 1998

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1123 PM    SILVA                     MO   60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/19/98   WAYNE

1223 AM    POPLAR BLUFF              MO   55 MPH TSTM GUST
06/20/98   BUTLER                         CITIZEN REPORTS OF FUNNEL
                                          CLOUDS

1223 AM    POPLAR BLUFF              MO   .5 INCH HAIL
06/20/98   BUTLER

1235 AM    PUXICO                    MO   .5 INCH HAIL
06/20/98   STODDARD

1235 AM    PUXICO                    MO   60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/20/98   STODDARD

Local storm report, Jun 20, 12:44 AM CDT, 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1244 AM CDT SAT JUN 20 1998

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1123 PM    SILVA                     MO   60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/19/98   WAYNE

1223 AM    POPLAR BLUFF              MO   55 MPH TSTM GUST
06/20/98   BUTLER                         CITIZEN REPORTS OF FUNNEL
                                          CLOUDS

1223 AM    POPLAR BLUFF              MO   .5 INCH HAIL
06/20/98   BUTLER

1235 AM    PUXICO                    MO   .5 INCH HAIL
06/20/98   STODDARD

1235 AM    PUXICO                    MO   60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/20/98   STODDARD

The office that day

Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 20, 1:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Perry	57 min
Jun 20, 2:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Franklin, Williamson	48 min
Jun 20, 3:22 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Saline	53 min
Jun 19, 11:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Carter	61 min
Jun 19, 11:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Wayne	56 min
Jun 20, 12:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Bollinger	52 min
Jun 20, 12:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Butler, Ripley	58 min
Jun 20, 12:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Stoddard	51 min
Jun 20, 1:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Butler	33 min
Jun 20, 1:23 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Butler	2 hr
Jun 20, 3:23 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Butler	2 hr
Jun 20, 4:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Wayne	64 min
Jun 20, 5:18 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Butler	3 hr
Jun 20, 5:22 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Stoddard	68 min
Jun 20, 7:59 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Butler	4 hr
Jun 20, 11:30 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Wayne	5 hr

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.