Tornado Warning 17, NWS Paducah, KY

000 
WWUS53 KPAH 120415
SVSPAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1013 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006

ILC145-120500-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-060312T0500Z/
PERRY IL-
1013 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CST FOR PERRY 
COUNTY ILLINOIS...

AT 1008 PM CST...THE CHESTER POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED A TORNADO ON 
THE GROUND NEAR BREMEN IN SOUTHERN RANDOLPH COUNTY ILLINOIS. THIS 
TORNADO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. 

DIRECTLY IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS TORNADO ARE THE WESTERN PERRY 
COUNTY ILLINOIS COMMUNITIES OF SWANWICK...JAMESTOWN...CUTLER...AND
WILLISVILLE. TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 
PINCKNEYVILLE...RICE AND TAMAROA.

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY

LAT...LON 3796 8966 3796 8933 3821 8915 3841 8958

$$

000 
WWUS53 KPAH 120429
SVSPAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1026 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006

ILC145-120500-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-060312T0500Z/
PERRY IL-
1026 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006

...A DANGEROUS TORNADO HAS BEEN REPORTED ON THE GROUND JUST NORTH OF 
JAMESTOWN IN PERRY COUNTY ILLINOIS...TAKE COVER NOW...

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CST FOR PERRY 
COUNTY ILLINOIS...

AT 1023 PM CST...THE PERRY COUNTY ILLINOIS SHERIFF OFFICE REPORTED A 
TORNADO ON THE GROUND JUST NORTH OF JAMESTOWN.  THIS TORNADO WAS 
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

DIRECTLY IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS TORNADO IS THE AREA BETWEEN 
THE COMMUNITIES OF RICE AND TAMAROA. TAKE COVER NOW...ESPECIALLY IF 
YOU ARE ANYWHERE NEAR RICE...OR JUST NORTH OF TAMAROA

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS 
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY

LAT...LON 3796 8966 3796 8933 3821 8915 3841 8958

$$

000 
WWUS53 KPAH 120439
SVSPAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1037 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006

ILC145-120500-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-060312T0500Z/
PERRY IL-
1037 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CST FOR PERRY 
COUNTY ILLINOIS...

...ANOTHER POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TORNADO IS ENTERING WESTERN PERRY 
COUNTY ILLINOIS AGAIN...IN ADDITION TO THE DANGEROUS TORNADO 
CURRENTLY IN NORTHERN PERRY COUNTY ILLINOIS...

AT 1036 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED TWO 
TORNADIC STORMS. THE FIRST TORNADO THAT HAS BEEN KNOWN TO 
TOUCHDOWN...THE LATEST LOCATION AS IT PASSED NORTH OF JAMESTOWN AND 
INJURED PEOPLE...WAS LOCATED IN FAR NORTHERN PERRY COUNTY NEAR RICE. 
IF YOU ARE ANYWHERE NEAR RICE...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY

A SECOND VERY DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OR JUST WEST OF 
CUTLER...CROSSING THE RANDOLPH COUNTY LINE INTO WESTERN PERRY COUNTY 
ILLINOIS. THIS IS ANOTHER DANGEROUS STORM CAPABLE OF A TORNADO...SO 
IF YOU ARE ANYWHERE NEAR CUTLER...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY

BOTH TORNADIC STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 TO 50 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 
PINCKNEYVILLE AND TAMAROA.

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

LAT...LON 3796 8966 3796 8933 3821 8915 3841 8958

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
230 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006

.DISCUSSION...

.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...

CONCERNS IN THE SHORT TERM ARE MANY...BUT MAINLY INVOLVE CONVECTIVE
WEATHER WITH POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAINFALL TONIGHT
AND EARLY SUNDAY...AND AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY.

BUSY DAY SO WILL TRY TO BE BRIEF.  THERE ARE CONSIDERABLE
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE 12Z NAM AND GFS.  THE NAM IS QUICKER TO
BRING EACH ROUND OF SEVERE WEATHER INTO SOUTHEAST MISSOURI IN THE
EVENING...AND FASTER TO SWEEP IT EASTWARD OUT OF THE REGION BY 18Z
THE FOLLOWING THE DAY.  THE GFS ADVERTISES A BEGIN TIME OF 06Z OR
LATER...AND ONLY SLOWLY DRIFTS THE BAND OF CONVECTION EASTWARD
THROUGH THE FOLLOWING DAY.

SEE NO REASON TO BELIEVE A RAPID EASTWARD PROGRESSION OF
CONVECTION...GIVEN NO SURFACE FRONTS AND CONTINUED SOUTHWEST FLOW
ALOFT.  INSTEAD THE GFS/S SOLUTION OF DRIFTING THE CONVECTION SLOWLY
EASTWARD AS THE CORE OF THE LOW LEVEL JET VEERS OVERNIGHT AND
THROUGH THE NEXT DAY SEEMS TO MAKE MORE SENSE.  THE COLD FRONT WILL
BE MORE OF A PLAYER ON SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...SO THE ACTIVITY
WILL LIKELY BE A BIT MORE PROGRESSIVE IN GETTING OUT OF THE REGION
MONDAY...THAN IT WILL BE SUNDAY.  IF THE GFS IS CORRECT...WE WILL BE
GRUNGED OUT SUNDAY...AND THIS MAY LIMIT INSTABILITY AVAILABLE TO THE
STORMS FOR SUNDAY NIGHT...WHICH MIGHT LIMIT THE SEVERE POTENTIAL.
OF COURSE TEMPERATURES WILL NOT BE A PLEASANT FORECAST EITHER.  WILL
PROBABLY STICK CLOSE TO THE GFS-BASED MAV NUMBERS.

AS FOR SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL...STORMS OVER WESTERN MISSOURI AND
ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON WILL EVENTUALLY MOVE TOWARD THE REGION LATE
THIS EVENING.  THE LOW LEVEL JET WILL INCREASE TO 40-45KTS AHEAD OF
THE STORMS...LEADING TO PLENTY OF HELICITY FOR ROTATING
UPDRAFTS...HOWEVER...THERE WILL BE LITTLE SHEAR ABOVE THE LLJ.
LAPSE RATES WILL BE RATHER STEEP...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.

WE ARE GENERALLY EXPECTING LARGE HAIL TO BE THE MAIN THREAT WITH
TONIGHTS EVENT...WITH A LESSER...BUT NOT NEGLIBLE DAMAGING WIND AND
TORNADO THREAT.  THE OVERALL SEVERITY AND COVERAGE OF SEVERE WEATHER
SHOULD DECREASE LATE TONIGHT AS THE ACTIVITY PUSHES INTO SOUTHWEST
INDIANA AND WEST KENTUCKY.

THE MODELS HAVE BACKED OFF ON THE QPF FOR THE EVENT. IT IS DIFFICULT
TO FIND EVEN 1 INCH OF QPF...SO WOULD EXPECT FLOODING PROBLEMS TO BE
TIED TO THE STRONGEST STORMS AND ANY TRAINING OF STORMS...WHICH
COULD BE A PROBLEM OVER SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.

FOR SUNDAY NIGHTS EVENT...WHICH SHOULD BE THE FINAL EPISODE FOR
AWHILE...THERE WILL MORE FORCING...AND STRONGER WIND
FIELDS...HOWEVER...STILL LITTLE SHEAR IN THE STORM BEARING LAYER.
AS STATED ABOVE...INSTABILITY COULD BE A LIMITING FACTOR IF WE DO
NOT SEE ANY SUNSHINE SUNDAY.  STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO GET GOING OUT
TO THE WEST OF US NEAR THE FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON...AND THEN MOVE
TOWARD THE REGION BY LATE EVENING.  WITH THE FORCING...IT IS
EXPECTED THAT THE STORMS WILL HAVE FORMED ONE OR MORE CLUSTERS
BEFORE THEY MOVE THROUGH OUR REGION.  THIS WILL BRING DAMAGING WINDS
TO THE FOREFRONT WITH THIS EVENT...WITH A LESSER EMPHASIS ON
TORNADOES AND HAIL.  ONCE AGAIN TEMPERATURES MONDAY WILL BE
INTERESTING...GIVEN A SIGNIFICANT FRONTAL PASSAGE AND UNCERTAINTY ON
PRECIPITATION AND CLOUD TRENDS.

GIVEN THE POSSIBLE ORGANIZATION TO THE CONVECTION SUNDAY NIGHT AND
MONDAY...HEAVIER RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LIKELY...AND WILL NOT BE
AS ISOLATED AS EXPECTED TONIGHT.  SOME AREAS COULD SEE UP TO 2
INCHES BEFORE THINGS COME TO AN END ON MONDAY.  KEEP YOUR MOPS HANDY.

.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...

IN THE CURRENT LESS INTERESTING EXTENDED...HIGH PRESSURE WILL
GRADUALLY BUILD IN FROM THE NORTHWEST MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...KEEPING CONDITIONS ACROSS OUR REGION DRY WITH NEAR
SEASONAL TEMPERATURES.  BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT GFS BRINGS A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM TOWARD THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...MOVING IT ACROSS THE
QUAD STATE THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT.  ECMWF IS SIMILAR WITH THE
TIMING BUT FARTHER NORTH WITH THE TRACK.  FOR NOW JUST INTRODUCED
SLIGHT CHANCE POPS ON THURSDAY AND WILL FINE TUNE AS THE EVENT GETS
CLOSER.  BY FRIDAY INTO THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEKEND...HIGH
PRESSURE WILL SLIDE NORTH OF THE AREA KEEPING CONDITIONS DRY AND
SEASONAL. FOR TEMPERATURES...USED A MIX OF MEX VALUES AND HPC
GUIDANCE.

&&

.PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KY...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR BALLARD-CALDWELL-
     CALLOWAY-CARLISLE-CHRISTIAN-CRITTENDEN-DAVIESS-FULTON-
     GRAVES-HENDERSON-HICKMAN-HOPKINS-LIVINGSTON-LYON-MARSHALL-
     MCCRACKEN-MCLEAN-MUHLENBERG-TODD-TRIGG-UNION KY-WEBSTER.

MO...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR BOLLINGER-BUTLER-CAPE
     GIRARDEAU-CARTER-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID-PERRY MO-RIPLEY-
     SCOTT-STODDARD-WAYNE MO.

IL...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR ALEXANDER-EDWARDS-
     FRANKLIN-GALLATIN-HAMILTON-HARDIN-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-
     MASSAC-PERRY IL-POPE-PULASKI-SALINE-UNION IL-WABASH-WAYNE
     IL-WHITE-WILLIAMSON.

IN...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-
     SPENCER-VANDERBURGH-WARRICK.

&&

DRS/RST

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1213 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-121100-
JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON-
WHITE-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION IL-JOHNSON-POPE-
HARDIN-ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH-
WARRICK-SPENCER-FULTON-HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-GRAVES-
LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-CRITTENDEN-LYON-TRIGG-CALDWELL-
UNION KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN-
MUHLENBERG-TODD-PERRY MO-BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER-
RIPLEY-BUTLER-STODDARD-SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID-
1213 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006

...SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND AGAIN
SUNDAY NIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER LATE THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND MUCH OF SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...WHILE A SLIGHT RISK EXISTS FOR SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND
WEST KENTUCKY OVERNIGHT. AS EARLY AS 9 PM THIS EVENING...SEVERE STORMS MAY
BEGIN TO MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI INTO SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.
VERY LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT...BUT DAMAGING WINDS
AND A FEW TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THE STORMS WILL SPREAD
EASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND WEST KENTUCKY AFTER
MIDNIGHT...BUT THE COVERAGE OF SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO
DECREASE WITH TIME OVERNIGHT. HEAVY RAINS WITH THE STORMS WILL
ALSO AGGRAVATE EXISTING FLOODING PROBLEMS THROUGHOUT THE REGION. A
FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER THROUGHOUT THE FOUR
STATE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT. CLUSTERS OF SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE REGION LATE IN THE EVENING AND OVERSPREAD
THE ENTIRE AREA OVERNIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY
THREAT...AS THE STORM CLUSTERS MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. SOME LARGE
HAIL AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. ONCE
AGAIN...HEAVY RAINFALL WILL AGGRAVATE EXISTING FLOOD PROBLEMS
THROUGHOUT THE REGION. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ACTIVATION LATE THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...AND AGAIN LATE SUNDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
SUNDAY NIGHT. SPOTTERS ARE URGED TO REPORT ANY FLOODING PROBLEMS
THEY ENCOUNTER...AS WELL AS ANY SEVERE WEATHER.

DRS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
949 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006

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

0944 PM     TORNADO          1 S ST. MARY            37.86N 89.95W
03/11/2006                   PERRY              MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TORNADO ON THE GROUND ON HWY 61 AND COUNTY ROAD
            910...CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE...POWER LINES
            DOWN...STRUCTURAL DAMAGE...NO REPORTS OF INJURIES

&&

MIKEN