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Tornado Warning 75, NWS Paducah, KY

May 25, 2006Spencer County, Indiana

NWS Paducah, KY issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2006, 5:04 PM CDT for Spencer County, Indiana. It was in force for 41 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: May 25, 2006, 5:04 PM CDT (22:04 UTC)
Expired: May 25, 2006, 5:45 PM CDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Spencer County, IN

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 25, 5:31 PM CDT	HAIL 0.88	Santa Claus, IN
May 25, 5:40 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Gentryville, IN	DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES THROUGHOUT COMMUNITY. ROADS ARE BLOCKED DUE TO LARGE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS.
May 25, 5:41 PM CDT	HAIL 2.5	Santa Claus, IN	TENNIS BALL HAIL OCCURRING ACROSS FROM AMUSEMENT PARK.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

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, 1:34 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 228 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: 1538 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -43 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 975 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 50 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 1.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS53 KPAH 252204
TORPAH
INC147-252245-
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0075.060525T2204Z-060525T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
504 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH KENTUCKY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN SPENCER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA.

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT.

* AT 503 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE   
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR DALE...MOVING EAST 
AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE SANTA CLAUS AND MARIAH HILL.

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE INDOORS...AND TAKE SHELTER IN A BASEMENT OR
SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
EVACUATE MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES. IF CAUGHT IN THE OPEN...SEEK
SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT.

LAT...LON 3821 8702 3811 8703 3809 8682 3820 8681

$$

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, 1:00 PM CDT, 4 hours 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 25, 1:00 PM CDT, 4 hours 4 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
100 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006

.DISCUSSION...
WATER VAPOR SHOWS UPPER LOW SWIRLING ACROSS IA ON SE TRACK INTO NRN
IL...W/ISOLD LTG STRIKES JUST STARTING TO THE NORTH OF THE LOW.
SURFACE PLOT AND VISIBLE IMAGERY REVEALS THE COLD FRONT EXTENDING
FROM NRN IL SOUTH AND WEST INTO CNTL MO...BUT BOTH WATER VAPOR AND
VISIBLE SHOW DRY AIR WEDGE INTO LOWER OH VALLEY. AS FRONT
APPROACHES...ANTICIPATE LINE DEVELOPMENT TO OUR NORTH AND EAST TO
BUILD BACK SOUTH AND WEST INTO PAH FA...HOW MUCH IS THE PRIMARY
FORECAST CHALLENGE. LATEST SWODY1 RETAINS MDT RISK SVR MAINLY NRN/ERN
PTNS FA CLOSER TO UPPER WINDS/DYNAMICAL ENERGY. HIGH INSTABILITY
ENVIRO IN PLACE W/SUFFICIENT FUEL/LOW LEVEL MOISTURE THAT FRONT
SHOULD ACTIVATE LINEAR STORMS DURING PEAK HEATING. WL KEEP CLOSE
WATCH AND ANTICIPATE THE SAME TO BE POSTED THIS PM/EVENING.

12Z MODELS PUSH FRONT THRU FA TONIGHT. NAM IS MORE
AGGRESSIVE/THOROUGH WITH FROPA WHILE GFS TENDS TO HANG IT UP ALONG
OUR SRN BORDER...WHICH IS IN LINE W/THEIR RUN-RUN TRENDS. HAVE OPTED
TO KEEP PERSISTENCE STRATEGY FORECAST OF LOW POP ALONG STALLING
BOUNDARY ESP SOUTH TONIGHT...THEN CLEAR OUT FRI AM AND RETURN AGAIN
TO OUR SOUTHWEST AS BOUNDARY LIFTS WARM/WASHES OUT. THUS WE NEVER
REALLY GET A GOOD COOL OFF AND QUICKLY RETURN TO SUMMER LIKE FLOW
REGIME AND THUS SUMMER LIKE HEAT/HUMIDITY. THE RESULTANT FORECAST WL
BE A NEAR DAILY DIURNAL POP AT LEAST...WITH A CONTINUING DAILY TAD
HIGHER POP BY MID WEEK NEXT AS A FRONT SAGS AND DAMPENS THE RIDGE.

WE HEDGED ON OR ABOVE HIGH SIDE OF MOS THRU THE PACKAGE IN
ACCORDANCE W/PERSISTENCE STRATEGY AS IT BLENDED COLLABORATIVELY.

&&

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

Hazardous weather outlook, May 25, 10:00 AM CDT, 7 hours 4 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1000 AM CDT THU MAY 25 2006

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-261000-
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-
1000 AM CDT THU MAY 25 2006

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND EAST
OF A LINE FROM BELLMONT...TO CARMI...TO HARRISBURG...TO METROPOLIS
ILLINOIS...AND GRAND RIVERS TO FORT CAMPBELL KENTUCKY. THERE IS A
SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE
FOUR STATE AREA. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY
HAZARDS.

A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST INTO THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT ACROSS
PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST INDIANA...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...AND THEN MOVE EAST INTO WESTERN
KENTUCKY. THE ATMOSPHERE IS FORECASTED TO BE VERY UNSTABLE AHEAD OF
THE FRONT...WHICH WILL LEAD TO SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY ALONG
AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM MAYFIELD TO CROFTON KENTUCKY. SOME OF THE
STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS THE MAIN THREATS. WITH A FRONTAL BOUNDARY REMAINING IN THE
AREA...THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A POSSIBILITY ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA ON FRIDAY.

CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH CHANCES MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON ON SUNDAY
AND MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT...AS WELL AS ON FRIDAY.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 25, 4:25 PM CDT, 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
425 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006

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

0417 PM     HAIL             4 N ELBERFELD           38.22N 87.45W
05/25/2006  M0.88 INCH       GIBSON             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

DLL

Local storm report, May 25, 4:29 PM CDT, 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
429 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006

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

0417 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ALGIERS                 38.49N 87.18W
05/25/2006                   PIKE               IN   BROADCAST MEDIA

            REPORT OF DAMAGE IN ALGIERS AND NEAR PETERSBURG. MULTIPLE
            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN AND ONE BARN SEVERLY DAMAGED.

&&

SMITTY

Local storm report, May 25, 4:31 PM CDT, 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
431 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006

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

0426 PM     HAIL             4 N ELBERFELD           38.22N 87.45W
05/25/2006  E1.75 INCH       GIBSON             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

DLL

Local storm report, May 25, 4:51 PM CDT, 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
451 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006

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

0410 PM     TORNADO          OTWELL                  38.45N 87.09W
05/25/2006                   PIKE               IN   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            CONFIRMED BY FIRE/RESUCE. DAMAGED HOMES WITH INDIVIDUALS
            TRAPPED IN ONE HOME. FIRE RESCUE RESPONDED. ROADS INTO
            COMMUNITY ARE BLOCKED. DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. SOME
            TREES TWISTED. NO INJURIES KNOWN AT THIS TIME.

&&

SMITTY

Local storm report, May 25, 4:58 PM CDT, 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
458 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006

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

0453 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     LYNNVILLE               38.20N 87.32W
05/25/2006                   WARRICK            IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TWO SEPERATE REPORTS OF SAME FUNNEL RELAYED SHERIFF
            OFFICE BY STATE POLICE.

&&

SMITTY

Local storm report, May 25, 5:04 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
504 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006

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

0457 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     TENNYSON                38.08N 87.12W
05/25/2006                   WARRICK            IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

DLL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 24, 11:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Warrick	16 min
May 24, 11:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Spencer	48 min
May 25, 3:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Pike	46 min
May 25, 3:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Gibson	40 min
May 25, 4:03 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Pike	11 min
May 25, 4:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Pike	59 min
May 25, 4:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Warrick	52 min
May 25, 4:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Gibson	16 min
May 25, 4:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Gibson, Vanderburgh	46 min
May 25, 4:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Warrick	36 min
May 25, 5:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Warrick	25 min
May 25, 5:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Spencer	32 min
May 25, 6:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Pike, Warrick	41 min
May 25, 6:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Vanderburgh	26 min
May 25, 6:17 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Spencer	13 min
May 25, 6:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Spencer	42 min
May 25, 6:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Posey	31 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.