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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 29, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 8, 2009, 4:21 PM CDT for Christian County, Muhlenberg County, Todd County, Kentucky. It was in force for 24 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
- Mar 8, 2009, 4:21 PM CDT (21:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2009, 4:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Christian County, KY, Muhlenberg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 10:39 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 112 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -113 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 845 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 258 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 229 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Mar 8, 3:21 PM CDT, 1 hour earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 8, 3:21 PM CDT, 1 hour before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
321 PM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009
.DISCUSSION...
A MID LEVEL TROF AXIS...WHICH WAS THE SOURCE OF DYNAMICS FOR THE
LINE OF STRONG TO SVR TSTMS MOVING ACROSS THE PAH FCST AREA...WAS
ABOUT MID WAY THROUGH THE REGION ATTM. THE LINE OF SHWRS/TSTMS
CURRENTLY IN THE ERN HALF OF THE REGION WAS IN THE PROCESS OF
TAKING ON A MORE WEST TO EAST COMPONENT... WHICH WILL BRING ITS
ORIENTATION MORE IN LINE WITH THE MID LEVEL FLOW AND THEREFORE
CHANGE THE WIND FIELDS ALOFT AND LESSEN SEVERITY. STILL...WE WILL
CONTINUE WITH THE TOR WATCH AHEAD OF THE LINE OF CONVECTION
THROUGH AT LEAST 21Z. ALL PCPN SHOULD BE TOTALLY OUT OF THE PAH
FCST AREA...AND WILL BE FOLLOWED BY CLEAR TO MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES
AND AS DRY AIR PUNCHES IN SOUTH OF THE DEPARTING MID LEVEL
TROF/SFC LOW. WINDS WILL SLACKEN INTO THE EVE.
A WARM FRONT IS PROGGED TO MOVE SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE REGION
ON MON NIGHT. WHILE THE GREATER CHANCES OF SHWRS/TSTMS MON AFTN
WILL BE IN THE SW...IT APPEARS THAT THE HIGHER POPS WILL BE IN THE
NORTH IN THE EVE AND OVERNIGHT HOURS DUE TO A DEVELOPING LOW
PRESSURE WAVE ALONG THE RETREATING WARM FRONT. THEN...THE APPROACH
OF A MID LEVEL TROF TOWARD THE UPPER MIDWEST AND A SFC COLD
FRONT...SOMEWHAT SIMILAR TO TODAY/S SYSTEM...WILL PROVIDE A GOOD
CHC OF SHWRS/TSTMS ON TUE AND TUE NIGHT. WITH TIMING OF THE COLD
FRONT...THE GFS WAS THE FASTEST AND THE SREF SEEMED LIKE A GOOD
COMPROMISE. BY SUNRISE WED...THE FRONT SHOULD BE MOST OF THE WAY
THROUGH THE COUNTY WARNING AREA...AND POST FRONTAL SHWRS WILL
PROBABLY LINGER DURING THE DAY. THERE WILL BE A SMALL CHC OF SOME
MINOR SNOWFALL IN THE SRN HALF OF THE AREA WED NIGHT AS HIGH SFC
PRESSURE FILTERS IN FROM THE NORTH.
SOME MED RANGE MODELS AND THE GFS ENSEMBLES HINT AT A SMALL POSSIBILITY
OF OVERRUNNING TYPE PCPN IN THE SOUTH FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK...
BUT THE SIGNALS WERE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO PUT IT IN THE FCST...YET.
TEMPS SHOULD BE ABOUT RIGHT FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
&&
.AVIATION...
LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO CROSS ERN PARTS
OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND GUSTS 50 TO
55 KTS OR GREATER WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STORMS IN WRN KY/SWRN
IND. STORMS SHOULD AFFECT THE KEVV AND KOWB TERMINALS THROUGH
22Z. SKIES WILL CLEAR RAPIDLY BEHIND THE CONVECTION. WEST WINDS
WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING.
&&
.PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KY...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING 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...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR BOLLINGER-BUTLER-
CAPE GIRARDEAU-CARTER-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID-PERRY MO-
RIPLEY-SCOTT-STODDARD-WAYNE MO.
IL...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR ALEXANDER-EDWARDS-
FRANKLIN-GALLATIN-HAMILTON-HARDIN-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-
MASSAC-PERRY IL-POPE-PULASKI-SALINE-UNION IL-WABASH-WAYNE
IL-WHITE-WILLIAMSON.
IN...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-
SPENCER-VANDERBURGH-WARRICK.
&&
PUBLIC...DB
AVIATION...GMHazardous weather outlook, Mar 8, 4:19 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
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Local storm report, Mar 8, 2:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
222 PM CDT SUN MAR 08 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0150 PM TSTM WND GST MIDWAY 37.23N 88.62W
03/08/2009 E55.00 MPH MASSAC IL TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
JAYSONWSpecial weather statement, Mar 8, 2:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 234 PM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009 INZ082-086>088-KYZ006-008>022-082145- PIKE-VANDERBURGH-WARRICK-SPENCER-GRAVES-MARSHALL-CALLOWAY- CRITTENDEN-LYON-TRIGG-CALDWELL-UNION KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN- HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN-MUHLENBERG-TODD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETERSBURG...EVANSVILLE...BOONVILLE... ROCKPORT...MAYFIELD...BENTON...MURRAY...MARION...EDDYVILLE... CADIZ...PRINCETON...MORGANFIELD...DIXON...MADISONVILLE... HOPKINSVILLE...HENDERSON...OWENSBORO...CALHOUN...GREENVILLE... ELKTON 234 PM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009 A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IS MOVING RAPIDLY ACROSS THE QUAD STATE REGION...SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE. THIS LINE IS MOVING EAST AT ABOUT 50 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS...TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND SOME PEA SIZED HAIL. AS THIS AREA MOVES EAST...CITIES IN WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA INCLUDING REIDLAND...BENTON...MURRAY... CADIZ...MADISONVILLE...EVANSVILLE AND OWENSBORO COULD EXPERIENCE THESE PHENOMENA. WHEN THESE STORMS ARRIVE...WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE STAY INDOORS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
Local storm report, Mar 8, 2:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
238 PM CDT SUN MAR 08 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0100 PM TORNADO 4 N SIMS 38.42N 88.54W
03/08/2009 WAYNE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
ROTATION SPOTTED IN MIDDLE OF FIELD. DAMAGE REPORTED JUST
NORTH OF ROTATION. CLOUD WAS BLACK AND ROTATING AT GROUND
LEVEL AND MOVING EAST.
&&
JAYSONWLocal storm report, Mar 8, 3:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
313 PM CDT SUN MAR 08 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0100 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 S CLAY CITY 38.60N 88.35W
03/08/2009 WAYNE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
2 HOMES DAMAGED...1 WAS A BRICK HOME WITH ROOF COMPLETELY
GONE. 2 FARM SHEDS DAMAGED. NUMEROUS TREES UPROOTED
&&
JAYSONWLocal storm report, Mar 8, 3:44 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 1:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Crittenden, Livingston | 34 min |
| Mar 8, 1:44 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 8, 2:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Crittenden, Hopkins, Union, Webster | 32 min |
| Mar 8, 3:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Caldwell | 26 min |
| Mar 8, 3:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Hopkins | 43 min |
| Mar 8, 3:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Hopkins | 27 min |
| Mar 8, 3:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Muhlenberg | 27 min |
| Mar 8, 11:40 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Perry | 21 min |
| Mar 8, 12:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jefferson | 42 min |
| Mar 8, 12:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Wayne | 44 min |
| Mar 8, 12:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Alexander, Pulaski, Union | 36 min |
| Mar 8, 1:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Edwards, Wabash | 43 min |
| Mar 8, 1:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski | 38 min |
| Mar 8, 1:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Alexander | 32 min |
| Mar 8, 1:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Franklin | 18 min |
| Mar 8, 10:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Carter | 41 min |
| Mar 8, 11:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Wayne | 43 min |
| Mar 8, 11:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Butler, Carter, Wayne | 25 min |
| Mar 8, 11:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Bollinger, Wayne | 23 min |
| Mar 8, 12:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Bollinger, Cape Girardeau | 33 min |
| Mar 8, 12:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Cape Girardeau, Scott, Stoddard | 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.