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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 64, NWS Paducah, KY

April 10, 20095 counties in Kentucky; Pope County, Illinois

NWS Paducah, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 10, 2009, 1:25 AM CDT for 5 counties in Kentucky; Pope County, Illinois. It was in force for 35 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
Apr 10, 2009, 1:25 AM CDT (06:25 UTC)
Expired
Apr 10, 2009, 2:00 AM CDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Pope County, IL, Calloway County, KY, Crittenden County, KY, Livingston County, KY, Lyon County, KY, Marshall County, KY

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 9, 10:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 184 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2009-04-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2009-04-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 85 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-189 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1711 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
85 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
179 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Apr 9, 1:41 PM CDT, 11 hours 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 1:41 PM CDT, 11 hours 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
141 PM CDT THU APR 9 2009

.DISCUSSION...
RADAR SHOWS DEVELOPING SHOWERS MOVING INTO/ACROSS WRN FA
ATTM...AND MODELS CONTINUE TO SPREAD THIS EAST ACROSS ENTIRE
REGION THIS EVENING...AS WARM FRONT JUST TO OUR SOUTH LIFTS NORTH.
INSTABILITY ATTM IS ELEVATED...AND ALL MODEL FORECAST ELEVATED
INSTABILITY PARAMETERS REMAIN SUPPORTIVE OF THUNDER THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. SURFACE BASED INSABILITY EXISTS IN THE WARM
SECTOR...AND ENTERS THE WRN FA AROUND 03Z AND LASTS THROUGH THE
WARM FROPA THROUGH ABOUT 09Z. THIS LOOKS TO BE THE BEST CHANCE
TIME PERIOD FOR SVR...BUT MORE DEFINITIVELY ITLL BE A HEAVY RAIN
EVENT WITH UPWARDS OF 1-1.5 ANTICIPATED ALONG/NORTH OF THE
BOUNDARY ACROSS MAINLY THE NRN 1/2 OF THE FA...WITH MORE LIKE
1/2-1 POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTH/EAST.

POPS DIMINISH WEST-EAST FRI-EARLY FRI NIGHT AS THE LOW RACES EAST.
THEN WE FOLLOW WITH A COUPLE OF NICE EASTER WEEKEND DAYS. ON
SUNDAY THE HIGH PRESSURE WHICH GAVE US THE NICE WEEKEND WILL SHIFT
EAST AND THE NEXT DEVELOPING SYSTEM WILL RACE IN FROM THE
SOUTH/WEST. POPS WILL ENTER THE MO OZARKS BY LATE IN THE DAY BUT
AFFECT MOST OF THE FA SUN NIGHT. THIS LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER
POTENTIALLY HEAVY RAIN EVENT WITH ANYWHERE FROM 1-2 OR 2.5
POSSIBLE...MAKING FOR ACCUMULATED TOTALS OF 2-4 WHICH WELL
CONTINUE TO HIGHLIGHT ON THE HWO. THERE WILL BE A COINCIDENT SVR
THREAT SUN NIGHT-MON TOO...BUT IT LOOKS RIGHT NOW THAT THE BETTER
SURFACE BASED INSTABILITY WILL BE JUST TO OUR SOUTH.

MON-TUE THE LOW LIFTS ACROSS THE LOWER OH VALLEY SO THEY STILL
LOOK LIKE CLOUDY/POTENTIALLY SHOWERY DAYS BEFORE NICE SPRING-TIME
WEATHER RETURNS IN THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

THERE IS NOT MUCH CHANGE TO THE INHERITED TEMP FORECAST WITH ALL
MOS REASONABLY CLOSE...SO WE JUST ADJUSTED/ACCOUNTED FOR THE NEW
GUIDANCE NOS INTO THE COLLABORATIVE PICTURE. HPC REALLY CRANKS UP
THE MON WARMTH IN THE WARM SECTOR BUT WE THINK THERE TOO BE ENOUGH
MOISTURE AND ENOUGH UNCERTAINTY ON THE LOW TRACK AS TO NOT GO TO
FAR IN ONE DIRECTION SO WE TONED THAT DOWN A LITTLE...WHICH
LIKEWISE APPEARED TO BE OUR NEIGHBORS APPROACH AS WELL.

&&

.AVIATION...
RAPID INCREASE HIGH AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS AND MODERATE TO
OCCASIONALLY HEAVY PRECIP EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
AS WELL DEVELOPED STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES. HIGH CLOUDS WILL RAPIDLY
LOWER AND THICKEN IN THE 19Z TO 01Z TIME FRAME FROM WEST TO EAST.
THIS WILL BE RAPIDLY FOLLOWED BY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH
WIDESPREAD MVFR CIGS AND VSBYS. A PERIOD OF IFR CIGS IS LIKELY LATE
TONIGHT AND VERY EARLY FRIDAY AS SURFACE LOW PASSES VERY CLOSE TO
THE TAF SITES. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG WINDS/HAIL
DURING THAT TIME FRAME. THE POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL LINGER INTO FRIDAY MORNING...BUT THE FOCUS SHOULD BEGIN TO
SHIFT EAST OF THE WABASH AND OHIO RIVERS BY MIDDAY.

&&

.PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KY...NONE.
MO...NONE.
IL...NONE.
IN...NONE.
&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 9, 9:15 PM CDT, 4 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
915 PM CDT THU APR 9 2009

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-101000-
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-
915 PM CDT THU APR 9 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT...MAINLY
ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND WEST KENTUCKY.
A LINE OF STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE
EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS. DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE
PRIMARY THREATS. HOWEVER...ISOLATED TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

IN ADDITION...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES TO BE FORECAST ALONG
PORTIONS OF THE WABASH AND LITTLE WABASH RIVERS. PLEASE REFER TO OUR
LATEST FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY OVER THE
REMAINDER OF THE REGION...NAMELY THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN
KENTUCKY...SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA. DAMAGING
WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL CONTINUE AS THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER
THREATS.

ANOTHER STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL TAKE SHAPE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO
MONDAY...BRINGING A GOOD CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINS WITH IT. ANOTHER ONE TO TWO INCHES INCHES OF RAINFALL MAY
OCCUR WITH THIS SYSTEM...POSSIBLY LEADING TO SOME FLOODING CONCERNS.

THE NEXT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MONDAY WILL COME LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT OR THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS SHOULD MAINTAIN ALERT STATUS IN CASE THEIR ACTIVATION IS
REQUESTED LATER TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 9, 11:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1145 PM CDT THU APR 09 2009

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

1125 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SW NEELYVILLE         36.53N 90.55W
04/09/2009                   BUTLER             MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            AWNING TORN OFF THE FRONT OF A HOUSE WITH SHINGLE DAMAGE
            TO A SHED.

&&

AD
Local storm report, Apr 9, 11:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1151 PM CDT THU APR 09 2009

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

1141 PM     TSTM WND GST     POPLAR BLUFF            36.76N 90.41W
04/09/2009  M58.00 MPH       BUTLER             MO   ASOS

            SUSTAINED AT 40 MPH.

&&

AD
Local storm report, Apr 10, 12:30 AM CDT, 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
1230 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2009

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

1228 AM     HAIL             CAPE GIRARDEAU          37.31N 89.55W
04/10/2009  E0.75 INCH       CAPE GIRARDEAU     MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HAIL IS REPORTED AS HEAVY BUT DIME SIZED.

&&

JAYSONW
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 10, 12:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHFulton35 min
Apr 10, 12:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHBallard, Carlisle, Hickman27 min
Apr 10, 12:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHGraves, McCracken50 min
Apr 10, 9:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHFulton, Graves, Hickman49 min
Apr 10, 10:07 AM CDTTornado WarningPAHFulton, Graves, Hickman23 min
Apr 10, 10:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHChristian, Trigg25 min
Apr 10, 10:28 AM CDTTornado WarningPAHGraves32 min
Apr 10, 10:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHMcCracken25 min
Apr 10, 10:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCalloway, Graves, Marshall24 min
Apr 10, 11:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHLivingston, Lyon, McCracken, Marshall23 min
Apr 10, 11:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCalloway, Marshall32 min
Apr 10, 11:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCaldwell, Christian, Hopkins, Trigg30 min
Apr 10, 11:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCaldwell, Crittenden, Livingston, Lyon41 min
Apr 10, 11:45 AM CDTTornado WarningPAHChristian, Hopkins30 min
Apr 10, 11:55 AM CDTTornado WarningPAHChristian, Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg50 min
Apr 10, 12:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHLivingston39 min
Apr 10, 12:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCaldwell, Christian, Trigg40 min
Apr 10, 12:42 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHChristian, Hopkins33 min
Apr 10, 12:55 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHChristian, Hopkins, Muhlenberg, Todd50 min
Apr 10, 6:26 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningPAHWayne, White4 hr
Apr 10, 1:20 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPAHFranklin, Hamilton, Saline, Williamson3 hr
Apr 9, 10:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCarter, Ripley31 min
Apr 9, 11:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHButler, Ripley51 min
Apr 9, 11:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHButler, Carter, Ripley30 min
Apr 9, 11:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHWayne25 min
Apr 9, 11:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHBollinger, Cape Girardeau, New Madrid, Stoddard29 min
Apr 9, 11:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHBollinger, Cape Girardeau, Perry47 min
Apr 10, 12:10 AM CDTTornado WarningPAHBollinger, Cape Girardeau16 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 2009Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Illinois, 2009Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2009

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.