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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 142, NWS Paducah, KY

May 30, 2004Christian County, Todd County, Kentucky

NWS Paducah, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 30, 2004, 9:43 PM CDT for Christian County, Todd County, Kentucky. It was in force for 47 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: May 30, 2004, 9:43 PM CDT (02:43 UTC)
Expired: May 30, 2004, 10:30 PM CDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Christian County, KY, Todd County, KY

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 30, 6:55 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 105 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 2491 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1127 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 192 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 257 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 2.8
Supercell composite: 16.0

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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 May 30, 5:00 PM CDT, 4 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 30, 5:00 PM CDT, 4 hours 43 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
500 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

.DISCUSSION...

WITH SIGNIFICANT WAA GOING ON...SFC TEMPS ACROSS THE AREA WERE VERY
WARM...ALONG WITN THE DEWPOINTS. IN FAIRFIELD AND CARBONDALE
IL...TEMPS WERE AROUND 90 DEG WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 70S.
SKIES HAD BECOME TEMPORARILY PARTLY CLOUDY MEANWHILE JUST AHEAD OF
THE MAJOR LINE OF STORMS MOVING THRU CENTRAL MO. EARLIER SPOTTY
CONVECTION PROVED TO HAVE TORNADIC CHARACTERISTICS...WITH SOME
TORNADO REPORTS AND NUMEROUS FUNNEL CLOUDS.

MESOETA...WHICH IS A LITTLE SLOWER THAN GFS/NGM IN THE VERY NEAR
TERM...INDICATES THAT THE FAVORABLE SHEAR PROFILE SHOULD BEGIN TO
DIMINISH IN THE NWRN HALF OF THE FCST AREA BY 03Z...WITH ALL BUT THE
FAR SERN CORNER EXPERIENCING BACKING WITH HEIGHT/CAA BY 09Z. CAPES
ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND 1000 J/KG BY AROUND 03Z. WITH LINE OF
STORMS NOW APPROACHING OUR PART OF SEMO...WE WILL BE ON ALERT FOR
TORNADOES ESPECIALLY IN THE EARLY EVENING NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVER
AND STRAIGHT LINE WINDS LATER IN THE EVENING SOUTH OF THE OHIO
RIVER.

AS NEGATIVELY TILTED 500MB LOBE MOVES EAST...SOME SHOWERS...AND EVEN
A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO...ARE POSSIBLE JUST AFTER SUNRISE FOR THE FAR
SERN PART OF THE AREA. THE PARENT LOW WILL BEGIN TO MERGE WITH A
CYCLONIC FEATURE OVER THE NERN U.S. BY WED. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER
COLD FRONT THRU THE REGION AND THE POSSIBILITY OF MORE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. NWRN MID LVL FLOW WILL CONTINUE THRU FRI /DAY5/...
WITH ENUF MOISTURE IN THE COLUMN TO NOT CALL THE SKY COVER MOSTLY
CLEAR.

DAY6 AND DAY7...GFS INDICATES DOUBLE BARRELLED 500 MB S/WVS AND SFC
LOWS TO THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH OF THE FCST AREA ARE TO MOVE EAST IN
OUR VICINITY. THESE FEATURES WILL BE IMBEDDED IN A LONG WAVE TROF IN
THE EAST PART OF THE COUNTRY. IT APPEARS ATTM THAT THE TWO SYSTEMS
WILL MERGE INTO A SINGLE 500MB S/WV BY SUN /DAY7/ AND WILL INCLUDE A
FROPA BY LATE SUN ACROSS THE FCST AREA...ENDING WHATEVER RAIN CHCS
THERE ARE...WHICH ARE ONLY ABOUT ONE IN THREE ON SUN.

&&

.PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KY...NONE
MO...NONE
IL...NONE
IN...NONE

&&

DB

Hazardous weather outlook, May 30, 6:48 PM CDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
648 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-100-
107>112-114-311000-
ALEXANDER IL-BALLARD KY-BOLLINGER MO-BUTLER MO-CALDWELL KY-
CALLOWAY KY-CAPE GIRARDEAU MO-CARLISLE KY-CARTER MO-CHRISTIAN KY-
CRITTENDEN KY-DAVIESS KY-EDWARDS IL-FRANKLIN IL-FULTON KY-
GALLATIN IL-GIBSON IN-GRAVES KY-HAMILTON IL-HARDIN IL-HENDERSON KY-
HICKMAN KY-HOPKINS KY-JACKSON IL-JEFFERSON IL-JOHNSON IL-
LIVINGSTON KY-LYON KY-MARSHALL KY-MASSAC IL-MCCRACKEN KY-MCLEAN KY-
MISSISSIPPI MO-MUHLENBERG KY-NEW MADRID MO-PERRY MO-PERRY IL-PIKE IN-
POPE IL-POSEY IN-PULASKI IL-RIPLEY MO-SALINE IL-SCOTT MO-SPENCER IN-
STODDARD MO-TODD KY-TRIGG KY-UNION KY-UNION IL-VANDERBURGH IN-
WABASH IL-WARRICK IN-WAYNE MO-WAYNE IL-WEBSTER KY-WHITE IL-
WILLIAMSON IL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIKESTON...POPLAR BLUFF...PERRYVILLE...
CAPE GIRARDEAU...PADUCAH...OWENSBORO...MURRAY...MAYFIELD...
MADISONVILLE...HOPKINSVILLE...HENDERSON...EVANSVILLE...HERRIN...
HARRISBURG...CARMI...CARBONDALE AND CAIRO
648 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

...TORNADO WATCHES IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE QUAD STATE THROUGH AT
LEAST 1 AM CDT MONDAY...

...HIGH RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING OVER MUCH OF THE
QUAD STATE...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...AND WESTERN KENTUCKY.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING FOR THE
ENTIRE QUAD STATE...EXCEPT FOR CARTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.

A SOLID LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EASTWARD
ACROSS THE ENTIRE QUAD STATE THROUGH THE EVENING AND INTO THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS.  DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES...AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THE LINE OF STORMS.  IN ADDITION HEAVY RAINFALL MAY
LEAD TO SOME FLOODING PROBLEMS ALONG THE LINE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO RIVERS ARE FORECAST TO RISE OVER FLOOD STAGE
AT MANY LOCATIONS. THE FLOODING IS FORECAST TO BE MAINLY
MINOR...ALTHOUGH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS WITH CROPS IN THE BOTTOMLANDS
WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED. REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENTS
AND WARNINGS FOR MORE DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED TONIGHT THROUGHOUT THE QUAD STATE.

DRS

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 30, 9:16 PM CDT, 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
916 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0840 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CLINTON                 36.67N 88.99W
05/30/2004                   HICKMAN            KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES AND TREE LIMBS DOWN. POWER OUTAGES AND
            SOME FLASH FLOODING.

&&

RJP

Local storm report, May 30, 9:18 PM CDT, 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
918 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0900 PM     HAIL             2 NE GRAND RIVERS       37.03N 88.21W
05/30/2004  0.75 INCH        LYON               KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORTED BETWEEN GRAND RIVERS AND KUTTAWA AND RELAYED BY
            MCCRACKEN DES.

&&

RJP

Special weather statement, May 30, 9:21 PM CDT, 22 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
921 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

ILZ075>078-080>094-KYZ001>006-MOZ076-086-087-100-107>112-114-310300-
ALEXANDER IL-BALLARD KY-BOLLINGER MO-BUTLER MO-CAPE GIRARDEAU MO-
CARLISLE KY-CARTER MO-EDWARDS IL-FRANKLIN IL-FULTON KY-GALLATIN IL-
GRAVES KY-HAMILTON IL-HARDIN IL-HICKMAN KY-JACKSON IL-JEFFERSON IL-
JOHNSON IL-MASSAC IL-MCCRACKEN KY-MISSISSIPPI MO-NEW MADRID MO-
PERRY IL-PERRY MO-POPE IL-PULASKI IL-RIPLEY MO-SALINE IL-SCOTT MO-
STODDARD MO-UNION IL-WABASH IL-WAYNE IL-WAYNE MO-WHITE IL-
WILLIAMSON IL-
921 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 342 HAS BEEN CANCELED...

AT 920 PM...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THREAT FOR
SEVERE WEATHER HAD PUSHED EAST OF THE WATCH AREA.  THEREFORE...
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 342...PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND THE PURCHASE AREA OF WESTERN
KENTUCKY...HAS BEEN CANCELED.

DRS

Local storm report, May 30, 9:33 PM CDT, 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
933 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0910 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ROCKPORT                37.88N 87.05W
05/30/2004                   SPENCER            IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN WITH POWER OUTAGES IN ROCKPORT AND ACROSS THE
            COUNTY. TREES ON FIRE IN DALE NEAR STRUCTURE.

&&

RJP

Local storm report, May 30, 9:39 PM CDT, 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
939 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0830 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HICKMAN                 36.56N 89.19W
05/30/2004                   FULTON             KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ACROSS A FEW ROADS BLOCKING TRAFFIC IN
            HICKMAN. NUMEROUS LARGE LIMBS DOWN IN POWER LINES ALONG
            THE BLUFF AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

&&

RJP

Local storm report, May 30, 9:42 PM CDT, 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
942 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0812 PM     TSTM WND DMG     UNIONTOWN               37.77N 87.93W
05/30/2004                   UNION              KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.

&&

RJP

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 30, 7:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Alexander, Pulaski	41 min
May 30, 7:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Hamilton, Saline, Wayne	22 min
May 30, 7:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Johnson	51 min
May 30, 7:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Massac, Pope	65 min
May 30, 7:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Edwards, Wabash	49 min
May 30, 7:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Hamilton, Saline, Wayne	27 min
May 30, 7:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Gallatin, White	49 min
May 30, 7:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Hardin	59 min
May 30, 7:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Saline	18 min
May 30, 7:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Ballard	59 min
May 30, 7:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	McCracken	58 min
May 30, 7:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Carlisle	54 min
May 30, 7:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Graves	51 min
May 30, 7:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Marshall	50 min
May 30, 7:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Fulton, Hickman	62 min
May 30, 8:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Union	53 min
May 30, 8:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Caldwell, Hopkins, Lyon, Webster	65 min
May 30, 8:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Henderson	59 min
May 30, 8:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Webster	52 min
May 30, 8:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	McLean	39 min
May 30, 8:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Calloway, Graves, Marshall	49 min
May 30, 8:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Daviess	63 min
May 30, 8:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Christian, Muhlenberg	53 min
May 30, 9:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Caldwell, Lyon	32 min
May 30, 9:32 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Caldwell, Hopkins, Muhlenberg	3 hr
May 30, 9:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Muhlenberg	36 min
May 30, 9:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Christian, Todd	36 min
May 30, 10:25 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Henderson, Union	3 hr
May 30, 10:38 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Crittenden, Graves, Livingston, Lyon, McCracken, Marshall and 1 more	112 min
May 30, 10:58 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Daviess, McLean	3 hr
May 31, 12:10 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Muhlenberg	95 min
May 30, 7:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Mississippi, New Madrid	49 min
May 30, 7:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	New Madrid	47 min
May 30, 8:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Mississippi	45 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 2004 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2004

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.