Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2004
Tornado Warning 11, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2004, 5:39 PM CDT for Bollinger County, Missouri. It was in force for 36 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 25, 2004, 5:39 PM CDT (22:39 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2004, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Bollinger County, MO
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
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 25, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 296 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
- 919 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -391 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 688 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
828 WFUS53 KPAH 252239 TORPAH MOC017-252315- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 539 PM CDT TUE MAY 25 2004 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH KENTUCKY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... BOLLINGER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI * UNTIL 615 PM CDT * AT 537 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF BESSVILLE...OR ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FREDERICKTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE PATTON...PATTON JUNCTION AND SEDGEWICKVILLE NOW IS THE TIME TO TAKE ACTION SEEK SHELTER...BY MOVING INTO A BASEMENT...OR INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. ABANDON MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 3758 9032 3740 9035 3729 8987 3759 8987 $$
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 May 25, 2:25 PM CDT, 3 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 25, 2:25 PM CDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 225 PM CDT TUE MAY 25 2004 THUNDERSTORMS HAD REDEVELOPED NORTHWEST OF THE FA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. AIRMASS OVER OUR REGION HAD DESTABILIZED AS INDICATED BY LAPS LI VALUES OF MINUS 5 TO MINUS 9...SO ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP OR MOVE INTO OUR REGION WILL HAVE AN ENVIRONMENT SUPPORTIVE OF A SEVERE THREAT. GIVEN THIS...ALONG WITH SOUTHWARD SAGGING SURFACE FRONT AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM ONGOING CONVECTION... EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE INTO AND INCREASE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF OUR FA THIS EVENING AND OVER THE REST OF THE FA MAINLY WEDNESDAY. AS A RESULT...WILL KEEP POPS HIGHER THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE SURFACE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN OR DIMINISH AS IT SAGS SLOWLY SOUTH IN THE WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. THIS ALONG WITH SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING TO OUR NORTH SHOULD BRING A DECREASING TREND TO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY BEGINNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER THE LIMITED INFLUX OF DRIER/MORE STABLE AIR ALONG WITH THE WASHING OUT OF THE FRONT AS EVIDENCED BY REDEVELOPMENT OF A BROADSCALE SOUTHERLY FLOW BY MIDDAY THURSDAY WILL LEND TO A CONTINUED CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT (SLIGHT RISK) REMAINS IN TACT THROUGH DAY 3/FRIDAY GIVEN THE PERSISTENT INSTABILITY. BY FRIDAY...ETA LIFTED INDICES ARE AT A MINIMUM THROUGH THE CURRENT MODEL RUN. HAVE UPPED DEWPOINTS AND LOW TEMPS A BIT THE NEXT COUPLE OF NIGHTS GIVEN LESSER SOUTHWARD PROGRESS OF DRIER AIR. && .PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KY...NONE. MO...NONE. IL...NONE. IN...NONE. && SHANKLIN
Hazardous weather outlook, May 25, 3:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 345 PM CDT TUE MAY 25 2004 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-100- 107>112-114-261000- 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 345 PM CDT TUE MAY 25 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT OVER THE GREEN RIVER REGION OF WESTERN KENTUCKY...INCLUDING HENDERSON...OWENSBORO AND CALHOUN. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE ENTIRE QUAD STATE REGION. EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP AND MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE REGION THIS EVENING WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL LIKELY WITH SOME OF THE STORMS. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THERE IS A RISK FOR THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE...ESPECIALLY FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED THIS EVENING AND MAY BE REQUESTED AT LATER TIMES AS WELL. SHANKLIN
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 25, 5:16 PM CDT, 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 516 PM CDT TUE MAY 25 2004 ILZ084-252315- JACKSON IL- 516 PM CDT TUE MAY 25 2004 AT 515 PM...PADUCAH RADAR SHOWED VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING JACKSON COUNTY...JUST NORTHWEST OF MURPHYSBORO...FROM AROUND AVA... SOUTH AND WEST TO NEAR JACOB AND NEUBERT. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 TO 40 MPH...AND WILL BE AFFECTING COMMUNITIES FROM VERGENNES SOUTH TO MURPHYSBORO BY 615 PM. EXPECT THESE STORMS TO PRODUCE 1/2 INCH HAIL...GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH...AND FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO EXPECTED.
Local storm report, May 25, 5:23 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
523 PM CDT TUE MAY 25 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0517 PM TORNADO WEST FRANKFORT 37.90N 88.93W
05/25/2004 FRANKLIN IL TRAINED SPOTTER
BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN BETWEEN WEST FRANKFORT AND
THOMPSONVILLE.
&&
CWLocal storm report, May 25, 5:30 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
530 PM CDT TUE MAY 25 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0526 PM TORNADO THOMPSONVILLE 37.91N 88.76W
05/25/2004 FRANKLIN IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
TORNADO ON GROUND EAST OF THOMPSONVILLE HEADING EAST.
&&
CWLocal storm report, May 25, 5:32 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
532 PM CDT TUE MAY 25 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 PM TSTM WND DMG SESSER 38.09N 89.05W
05/25/2004 FRANKLIN IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL VERY LARGE TREES DOWN AND UPROOTED NEAR REND
LAKE...SOUTH OF ROUTE 154 NEAR THE GOLF COURSE. TIME
APPROXIMATE.
&&
CWLocal storm report, May 25, 5:33 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
533 PM CDT TUE MAY 25 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0524 PM FLASH FLOOD BENTON 38.01N 88.92W
05/25/2004 FRANKLIN IL TRAINED SPOTTER
8 TO 10 INCHES OF WATER OVER ROAD NEAR THE BENTON AND
WEST CITY AREAS ALONG ROUTE 14.
&&
CWLocal storm report, May 25, 5:34 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
534 PM CDT TUE MAY 25 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0519 PM FLASH FLOOD TAMAROA 38.14N 89.23W
05/25/2004 PERRY IL EMERGENCY MNGR
STREET FLOODING IN TAMAROA...NUMBER OF STREETS CLOSED.
&&
CWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 4:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Perry | 39 min |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.