Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 68, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 16, 1998, 1:44 PM CDT for Calloway County, Marshall County, Kentucky. It was in force for 31 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
- Apr 16, 1998, 1:44 PM CDT (18:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 16, 1998, 2:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Calloway County, KY, Marshall County, KY
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 167 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
- 76 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 585 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 180 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.
NWS Paducah, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 16, 1:13 PM CDT, 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 16, 1:13 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 16, 11:00 AM CDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK - VALID UNTIL 6OO AM FRIDAY MORNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY SOUTHEAST MO/SOUTH IL 1100 AM CDT THU APR 16 1998 SOUTHWEST IN/WEST KY ...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER ALL OF WESTERN KENTUCKY THIS AFTERNOON... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST KENTUCKY TODAY... THE STORMS THAT PUSHED THROUGH THE AREA LAST NIGHT HAVE A PRODUCED AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY OVER TENNESSEE. THIS BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO STAY SOUTH OF THE AREA. WARM MOIST AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH AND LIFT OVER THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY...REACHING WESTERN KENTUCKY. MEANWHILE...A COLD FRONT WAS LOCATED FROM NEAR CAPE GIRARDEAU MISSOURI TO NEAR JONESBORO ARKANSAS. AS THIS FRONT MOVES EAST TODAY...REACHING CENTRAL KENTUCKY BY 700 PM...THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL END. THE AMOUNT OF STORMS ACROSS WESTERN KENTUCKY WILL DEPEND UPON THE AMOUNT OF SUNSHINE THAT OCCURS ACROSS THE AREA. SATELLITE IMAGES SHOW MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS MOVING OVER THE AREA FROM THUNDERSTORMS FARTHER SOUTH. WE DO EXPECT SOME CLEARING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON OVER WESTERN KENTUCKY. FORECAST WIND FIELDS ALSO SUPPORT THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. MANY AREAS RECEIVED BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN LAST NIGHT AND WITH THE THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS TODAY A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR WEST KENTUCKY. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL OVER ALREADY SATURATED GROUND. MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS WILL BE TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 TO 40 MPH. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN KENTUCKY. SPODEN/LAMM
Special weather statement, Apr 16, 11:00 AM CDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK - VALID UNTIL 6OO AM FRIDAY MORNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY SOUTHEAST MO/SOUTH IL 1100 AM CDT THU APR 16 1998 SOUTHWEST IN/WEST KY ...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER ALL OF WESTERN KENTUCKY THIS AFTERNOON... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST KENTUCKY TODAY... THE STORMS THAT PUSHED THROUGH THE AREA LAST NIGHT HAVE A PRODUCED AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY OVER TENNESSEE. THIS BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO STAY SOUTH OF THE AREA. WARM MOIST AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH AND LIFT OVER THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY...REACHING WESTERN KENTUCKY. MEANWHILE...A COLD FRONT WAS LOCATED FROM NEAR CAPE GIRARDEAU MISSOURI TO NEAR JONESBORO ARKANSAS. AS THIS FRONT MOVES EAST TODAY...REACHING CENTRAL KENTUCKY BY 700 PM...THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL END. THE AMOUNT OF STORMS ACROSS WESTERN KENTUCKY WILL DEPEND UPON THE AMOUNT OF SUNSHINE THAT OCCURS ACROSS THE AREA. SATELLITE IMAGES SHOW MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS MOVING OVER THE AREA FROM THUNDERSTORMS FARTHER SOUTH. WE DO EXPECT SOME CLEARING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON OVER WESTERN KENTUCKY. FORECAST WIND FIELDS ALSO SUPPORT THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. MANY AREAS RECEIVED BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN LAST NIGHT AND WITH THE THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS TODAY A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR WEST KENTUCKY. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL OVER ALREADY SATURATED GROUND. MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS WILL BE TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 TO 40 MPH. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN KENTUCKY. SPODEN/LAMM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 11:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Union | 35 min |
| Apr 16, 1:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Union, Webster | 35 min |
| Apr 16, 3:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Calloway | 46 min |
| Apr 16, 9:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Christian, Todd | 49 min |
| Apr 16, 1:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Fulton | 32 min |
| Apr 16, 1:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Graves, Hickman | 41 min |
| Apr 16, 2:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Christian | 34 min |
| Apr 16, 2:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Todd | 49 min |
| Apr 16, 3:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Todd | 18 min |
| Apr 15, 7:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jefferson | 52 min |
| Apr 15, 8:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jackson | 56 min |
| Apr 15, 9:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jackson, Williamson | 45 min |
| Apr 15, 9:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Jackson | 2 hr |
| Apr 15, 9:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Franklin | 48 min |
| Apr 15, 10:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jackson | 58 min |
| Apr 15, 10:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jackson | 63 min |
| Apr 15, 10:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Franklin, Williamson | 3 hr |
| Apr 15, 10:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Hamilton, White | 54 min |
| Apr 15, 11:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Franklin | 50 min |
| Apr 15, 11:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Edwards, Wabash, White | 4 hr |
| Apr 15, 11:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Hamilton | 4 hr |
| Apr 15, 11:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Perry | 3 hr |
| Apr 15, 11:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Jackson | 3 hr |
| Apr 15, 11:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Union | 40 min |
| Apr 16, 1:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Franklin, Williamson | 4 hr |
| Apr 15, 8:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Perry | 57 min |
| Apr 15, 8:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Perry | 3 hr |
| Apr 15, 9:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Bollinger | 49 min |
| Apr 15, 9:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Bollinger | 44 min |
| Apr 15, 9:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Perry | 49 min |
| Apr 15, 11:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Bollinger, Perry | 3 hr |
| Apr 15, 11:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Cape Girardeau | 35 min |
| Apr 16, 12:17 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Cape Girardeau | 3 hr |
| Apr 16, 7:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Butler | 37 min |
| Apr 16, 7:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | New Madrid | 36 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.