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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 252, NWS Paducah, KY

December 27, 20088 counties in Illinois; 12 counties in Kentucky; Gibson County, Posey County, Indiana

NWS Paducah, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 27, 2008, 6:59 PM CST for 8 counties in Illinois; 12 counties in Kentucky; Gibson County, Posey County, Indiana. It was in force for 31 min. 2 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
Dec 27, 2008, 6:59 PM CST (00:59 UTC)
Expired
Dec 27, 2008, 7:30 PM CST
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
All 22 counties

Edwards County, IL, Gallatin County, IL, Hardin County, IL, Massac County, IL, Pope County, IL, Saline County, IL, Wabash County, IL, White County, IL, Gibson County, IN, Posey County, IN, Calloway County, KY, Carlisle County, KY, Crittenden County, KY, Fulton County, KY, Graves County, KY, Henderson County, KY, Hickman County, KY, Livingston County, KY, Lyon County, KY, Marshall County, KY, McCracken County, KY, Union County, KY

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 27, 7:25 PM CSTTSTM WND DMGSmithland, KYSEVERAL TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
Dec 27, 7:30 PM CSTTSTM WND DMG4 E Mayfield, KYSEVERAL TREES DOWN IN THE COUNTY

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

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Dec 27, 1:52 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 241 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2008-12-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2008-12-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -9 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
501 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
87 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-448 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WUUS53 KPAH 280059
SVRPAH
ILC047-059-069-127-151-165-185-193-INC051-129-KYC035-039-055-075-083-
101-105-139-143-145-157-225-280130-
/O.NEW.KPAH.SV.W.0252.081228T0059Z-081228T0130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
659 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EXTREME NORTHWESTERN HENDERSON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY...
  WESTERN UNION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY...
  EDWARDS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...
  WABASH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...
  WHITE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...
  GALLATIN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
  HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
  EASTERN MASSAC COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
  SOUTHEASTERN POPE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
  EASTERN SALINE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
  WESTERN GIBSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...
  POSEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...
  NORTHWESTERN CALLOWAY COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
  EASTERN CARLISLE COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
  WESTERN CRITTENDEN COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHEASTERN FULTON COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
  GRAVES COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
  EASTERN HICKMAN COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
  LIVINGSTON COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
  EXTREME NORTHWESTERN LYON COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
  WESTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
  EASTERN MCCRACKEN COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 730 PM CST.

* AT 651 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
  EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
  FROM WEST SALEM TO 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF ELDORADO TO 8 MILES        
  NORTH OF GOLCONDA TO 7 MILES WEST OF FULTON...MOVING EAST AT 40    
  MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  WEST SALEM...
  NORRIS CITY...
  ELDORADO...
  GOLCONDA...
  EQUALITY...
  CARMI...
  ALBION...
  PADUCAH...
  LONE OAK...
  FULTON...
  RIDGWAY...
  ROSICLARE...
  GRAYVILLE...
  CROSSVILLE...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS LINE OF STORMS. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS. STAY TUNED
TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER
INFORMATION.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF RECENTLY PRODUCING 60MPH WINDS FROM 
PADUCAH KENTUCKY TO HARRISBURG ILLINOIS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR WEATHER 
RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.

LAT...LON 3858 8765 3850 8764 3846 8775 3842 8773
      3846 8767 3845 8762 3792 8790 3791 8794
      3787 8791 3757 8800 3650 8851 3650 8906
      3747 8856 3785 8843 3826 8821 3826 8815
      3837 8815 3858 8803
TIME...MOT...LOC 0056Z 257DEG 35KT 3855 8799 3787 8835
          3749 8846 3652 8895

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 27, 6:15 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHAlexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 8 more45 min
Dec 27, 6:30 PM CSTTornado WarningPAHEdwards, Wayne30 min
Dec 27, 7:30 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHGallatin, Hardin, Wabash, White45 min
Dec 27, 8:15 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCaldwell, Calloway, Christian, Daviess, Henderson, Hopkins and 5 more45 min
Dec 27, 8:44 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHDaviess31 min
Dec 27, 8:58 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHChristian, Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg, Todd, Trigg47 min
Dec 27, 9:43 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHChristian, Muhlenberg, Todd47 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 2008Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Illinois, 2008Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Indiana, 2008Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2008

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.