Alert archive / Illinois / Tornado Warnings in 2001
Tornado Warning 10, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this tornado warning at Oct 24, 2001, 3:19 PM CDT for Franklin County, Illinois. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline the Iowa Environmental Mesonet reconstructed for it; the warning itself named whole counties.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 24, 2001, 3:19 PM CDT (20:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 24, 2001, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction
County Franklin County, IL
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 11:45 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 238 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
- 1102 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -54 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 597 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 180 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 226 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
245 WFUS53 KPAH 242019 TORPAH ILC055-242045- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 319 PM CDT WED OCT 24 2001 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS * UNTIL 345 PM CDT * AT 315 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO OVER BENTON...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. * THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE... 5 MILES NORTH OF THOMPSONVILLE AT 325 PM CDT IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...SEEK SHELTER NOW MOVE INTO A BASEMENT...OR INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. ABANDON MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES. REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR ANY STORM DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS. LAT...LON 3809 8898 3791 8899 3791 8875 3809 8876
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.
NWS Paducah, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Oct 24, 1:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 24, 1:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 150 PM CDT WED OCT 24 2001 BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL THROUGH THIS EVENING. LATEST SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWED A LOW OVER THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION. A STRONG COLD FRONT DROPPED SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FROM THE LOW ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...INTO NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS. ACCOMPANYING THE FRONT IS A VIGOROUS SHORT WAVE. THIS SYSTEM WILL PLOW ACROSS OUR CWA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. AHEAD OF THE FRONT THE ATMOSPHERE IS VERY UNSTABLE (MODIFIED BNA SOUNDING SHOWED : K INDEX 36...LI -9...SWEAT 422...CAPE 2935). WIND SHEAR PROFILES IN THE LOWEST LEVELS INDICATE SUFFICIENT CLOCKWISE TURNING TO GENERATE ROTATING UPDRAFTS IN THE STRONGER STORMS. STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE ENTIRE COLUMN AND SWIFT MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS THEMSELVES WILL MAKE STRONG DOWNBURSTS A GOOD POSSIBILITY AS WELL. THE FRONT WILL CLEAR THE EASTERN PART OF OUR CWA BY LATE AFTERNOON. IN THE WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND INCREASING HEIGHTS ALOFT SHOULD KEEP OUR REGION DRY THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES...HOWEVER WILL BE COOLER...WITH A REINFORCING SHOT OF EVEN COOLER AIR OVERSPREADING THE REGION ON FRIDAY. .PAH...TORNADO WATCHES 797 & 798 IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE CWA THROUGH 7 PM. JAP
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Oct 24, 12:16 PM CDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before
ILZ075>078-080>087-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ014-018-019-MOZ076-250000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1216 PM CDT WED OCT 24 2001 ...TORNADO WATCH 797 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT... THE TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... ALL OF SOUTHWEST INDIANA...A SMALL PART OF WESTERN KENTUCKY...AND A SMALL PART OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. THE WATCH INCLUDES AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM PERRYVILLE MISSOURI TO OWENSBORO KENTUCKY. COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH... IN KENTUCKY...UNION...HENDERSON...AND DAVIESS. IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... JACKSON...WILLIAMSON...SALINE...PERRY...FRANKLIN...HAMILTON... EDWARDS...WABASH...WHITE...JEFFERSON...WAYNE...AND GALLATIN. IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...GIBSON...PIKE...POSEY...VANDERBURGH...WARRICK AND SPENCER. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...PERRY. A STRONG COLD FRONT AND ASSOCIATED UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL PLOW ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. AHEAD OF THE FRONT THE AIRMASS IS EXTREMELY UNSTABLE AND WIND SHEAR IN THE LOWER LEVELS IS FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF TORNADIC THUNDERSTORMS. CONDITIONS ARE ALSO FAVORABLE FOR INTENSE MICROBURSTS AND LARGE HAIL. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DEVELOP A SAFETY PLAN IF SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS. THE ENTIRE REGION IS IN A HIGH RISK AREA FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT TODAY...SO SIMILAR THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADIC DEVELOPMENT IS A GOOD BET ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...WESTERN KENTUCKY...AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. THE THREAT WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT. JAP
Special weather statement, Oct 24, 1:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
ILZ088>094-KYZ001>013-015>017-020>022-MOZ086-087-100-107>112-114- 250000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 145 PM CDT WED OCT 24 2001 ...TORNADO WATCH 798 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT... THE TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN KENTUCKY...AND THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. THE WATCH INCLUDES AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM PERRYVILLE MISSOURI TO OWENSBORO KENTUCKY. COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH... IN KENTUCKY...BALLARD...CARLISLE...HICKMAN...FULTON...MCCRACKEN... GRAVES...LIVINGSTON...MARSHALL...CALLOWAY...CRITTENDEN...LYON... TRIGG...WEBSTER...CALDWELL...MCLEAN...HOPKINS...CHRISTIAN... MUHLENBERG...AND TODD. IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...UNION...JOHNSON...POPE...HARDIN...ALEXANDER... PULASKI...AND MASSAC. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...BOLLINGER...CAPE GIRARDEAU...CARTER... WAYNE...STODDARD...SCOTT...MISSISSIPPI...RIPLEY...BUTLER...AND NEW MADRID. A STRONG COLD FRONT AND ASSOCIATED UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL PLOW ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. AHEAD OF THE FRONT THE AIRMASS IS EXTREMELY UNSTABLE AND WIND SHEAR IN THE LOWER LEVELS IS FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF TORNADIC THUNDERSTORMS. CONDITIONS ARE ALSO FAVORABLE FOR INTENSE MICROBURSTS AND LARGE HAIL. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DEVELOP A SAFETY PLAN IF SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS. THE THREAT WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT. JAP
Local storm report, Oct 24, 2:58 PM CDT, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
258 PM CDT WED OCT 24 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0255 PM MARBLE HILL MO 80 MPH WIND GUST
10/24/01 BOLLINGER REPORTED BY EOCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Jackson, Perry | 40 min |
| Oct 24, 2:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Perry | 34 min |
| Oct 24, 2:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Jefferson | 57 min |
| Oct 24, 2:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jackson | 35 min |
| Oct 24, 2:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Franklin | 46 min |
| Oct 24, 3:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Hamilton, Wayne | 50 min |
| Oct 24, 3:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Williamson | 50 min |
| Oct 24, 3:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Jackson | 33 min |
| Oct 24, 3:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Johnson, Pope, Saline | 41 min |
| Oct 24, 3:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Edwards, Wabash, White | 67 min |
| Oct 24, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Alexander, Pulaski, Union | 35 min |
| Oct 24, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Franklin | 16 min |
| Oct 24, 3:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Saline | 26 min |
| Oct 24, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Hamilton | 17 min |
| Oct 24, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Williamson | 17 min |
| Oct 24, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Gallatin | 65 min |
| Oct 24, 4:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Massac | 46 min |
| Oct 24, 4:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Hardin, Pope | 41 min |
Nearby
Tornado Warnings in Illinois, 2001Every tornado warning in 2001Tornadoes in 2001
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.