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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 7, 2010, 6:37 PM CDT for Gallatin County, Saline County, Illinois. It was in force for 18 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 7, 2010, 6:37 PM CDT (23:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2010, 6:55 PM CDT
- In force
- 18 min
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Gallatin County, IL, Saline County, IL
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:37 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 1:24 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 267 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 814 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 82 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -155 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -192 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Apr 7, 4:05 PM CDT, 2 hours 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 4:05 PM CDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 405 PM CDT WED APR 7 2010 .DISCUSSION... DELAYED AND ABBREVIATED DISCUSSION DUE TO ONGOING SEVERE WEATHER IN THE WFO PAH FORECAST AREA. MAIN CHALLENGE IN THE SHORT TERM WILL BE THE TIMING OF THE TRANSITION OF THE CURRENT MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM /MCS/ FROM DISCRETE/LINE SEGMENT SEVERE STORMS TO A MORE BROAD-BRUSHED HEAVY RAIN EVENT THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE 12KM NAM AND SREF GUIDANCE APPEAR TO HAVE A DECENT HANDLE ON THE EASTWARD MOVEMENT OF THE MCS AND WERE FOLLOWED IN THE SHORT TERM. ANY REMAINING SHOWER ACTIVITY SHOULD EXIT THE WFO PAH CWA BY 15Z /10 AM CDT/ THURSDAY...WITH SIGNIFICANT COLD/DRY AIR ADVECTION IN PLACE BEYOND THAT TIME. FOR LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...ADDED AN OCCURRENCE OF PATCHY FROST TO NORTHWEST KENTUCKY AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA...AS SUFFICIENT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BE IN PLACE TO SUPPORT SOME SURFACE CRYSTALLIZATION. IN THE LONGER TERM...UTILIZED A BLEND OF ECMWF AND EXTENDED WRF GUIDANCE TO IMPLY A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DRIER WEATHER. AT THIS TIME...WITH THE RIDGE DOMINATING THE AREA...DIURNAL TEMPERATURE RANGES BETWEEN 20 AND 27 DEGREES WILL CAN BE EXPECTED...AS LIGHT SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH WINDS DO NOT ADVECT IN SUFFICIENT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES. && .AVIATION... MAIN CONSIDERATION WITH THE 18Z WEDNESDAY ROUTINE TAF ISSUANCE AND AMENDMENTS WILL BE ONGOING CONVECTION OVER EACH OF THE TAF SITES THROUGH 03Z THURSDAY /10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY/. MOST OF THE MVFR/IFR CEILING AND VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS WILL LIKELY BE LIMITED TO AN HOUR OR LESS OVER KCGI AND POSSIBLY KPAH BETWEEN 21Z WEDNESDAY AND 00Z THURSDAY. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO SLOW SOMEWHAT AFTER THAT TIME...LENDING TO A MORE PROLONGED PERIOD OF LOWER CEILINGS AT KEVV/KOWB THIS EVENING. ONCE THE CONVECTIVE LINE OF STORMS MOVE EAST OF THE WFO PAH TAF SITES THIS EVENING...SCATTERED TO BROKEN CEILINGS BETWEEN 2-3KFT AGL WILL PERSIST AS COLD AIR STRATOCUMULUS REDEVELOP DURING THE LATTER PERIOD OF THE FORECAST. && .PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KY...NONE. MO...NONE. IL...NONE. IN...NONE. && AVIATION...GM/SMITH SHORT TERM/LONG TERM/FIRE WEATHER...SMITH
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 7, 1:42 PM CDT, 4 hours 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 142 PM CDT WED APR 7 2010 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-081000- 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- 142 PM CDT WED APR 7 2010 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 SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HAIL CLOSE TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS. HOWEVER...AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. AS WE GO INTO THE EVENING HOURS...THE MAIN WEATHER HAZARD WILL LIKELY TRANSITION OVER TO HEAVY RAINFALL...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALIZED FLOODING. THE AREA OF GREATEST CONCERN FOR HEAVY RAINS WILL BE OVER SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY...WHERE 1 TO 2 INCHES COULD FALL DURING THE EVENING. MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ON PARTS OF THE MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO RIVERS. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY DEPENDING UPON HOW QUICKLY SKIES CLEAR THURSDAY...PATCHY FROST COULD DEVELOP THURSDAY NIGHT AS TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE 30S. AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS MAY WISH TO MONITOR TEMPERATURE FORECASTS CLOSELY THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. FOR THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD INFORMATION...REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH FOR DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 7, 5:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
512 PM CDT WED APR 07 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0430 PM TSTM WND DMG CRAIN 37.78N 89.51W
04/07/2010 JACKSON IL TRAINED SPOTTER
POSSIBLE TORNADO. TREE BROKEN OFF - POWER LINE DOWN -
LIGHT DAMAGE TO HOUSE AND OUTBUILDING - LIGHT DEBRIS.
&&
DPLocal storm report, Apr 7, 5:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
522 PM CDT WED APR 07 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0502 PM HAIL 2 N DUTCHTOWN 37.28N 89.66W
04/07/2010 M0.88 INCH CAPE GIRARDEAU MO TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL SIZED HAIL 2 MI N OF DUTCHTOWN
&&
DPLocal storm report, Apr 7, 5:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
525 PM CDT WED APR 07 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0515 PM HAIL 5 NW CAPE GIRARDEAU 37.36N 89.61W
04/07/2010 E0.75 INCH CAPE GIRARDEAU MO TRAINED SPOTTER
&&Local storm report, Apr 7, 5:41 PM CDT, 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
541 PM CDT WED APR 07 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0517 PM HEAVY RAIN MULKEYTOWN 37.97N 89.11W
04/07/2010 M4.72 INCH FRANKLIN IL TRAINED SPOTTER
RAIN RATE 4.72 IN/HR - MEASURED ON DAVIS VANTAGE PRO 2.
&&
DPSpecial weather statement, Apr 7, 6:22 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Apr 7, 6:31 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 631 PM CDT WED APR 7 2010 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-085-KYZ001>007-010-014-MOZ076-087-111- 112-114-080045- JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON- WHITE-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION IL-JOHNSON-POPE- HARDIN-ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-GIBSON-POSEY-FULTON-HICKMAN- CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-GRAVES-LIVINGSTON-CRITTENDEN-UNION KY- PERRY MO-CAPE GIRARDEAU-SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...FAIRFIELD...ALBION... MOUNT CARMEL...PINCKNEYVILLE...WEST FRANKFORT...MCLEANSBORO... CARMI...CARBONDALE...HERRIN...HARRISBURG...SHAWNEETOWN... JONESBORO...VIENNA...GOLCONDA...ELIZABETHTOWN...CAIRO... MOUND CITY...METROPOLIS...FORT BRANCH...POSEYVILLE...HICKMAN... CLINTON...BARDWELL...WICKLIFFE...PADUCAH...MAYFIELD...SMITHLAND... MARION...MORGANFIELD...PERRYVILLE...CAPE GIRARDEAU...SIKESTON... CHARLESTON...NEW MADRID 631 PM CDT WED APR 7 2010 ...BROKEN LINE OF STRONG STORMS CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND WESTERN KENTUCKY... AT 630 PM CDT...A BROKEN LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS BETWEEN BETWEEN 30 AND 50 MPH...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN UP TO AN INCH IN A HALF HOUR...AND SMALL HAIL...WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS THROUGH 730 PM CDT. THE LEADING EDGE OF THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE NEAR A LINE FROM FOLSOMVILLE AND EVANSVILLE INDIANA...ONWARD TO MORGANFIELD...GRAND RIVERS AND MURRAY KENTUCKY BY 730 PM CDT. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER INDOORS. FOR THOSE TRAVELING ON THE ROAD...BE PREPARED FOR PONDING OF WATER AND POOR VISIBILITY OF THE ROAD AHEAD. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION AND RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SMITH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 4:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Franklin, Jackson, Perry, Williamson | 37 min |
| Apr 7, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Union | 25 min |
| Apr 7, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Franklin, Williamson | 33 min |
| Apr 7, 6:17 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Union | 3 hr |
| Apr 7, 2:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Carter, Ripley | 52 min |
| Apr 7, 4:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Bollinger, Wayne | 14 min |
| Apr 7, 4:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Bollinger, Cape Girardeau | 41 min |
| Apr 7, 5:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Bollinger, Cape Girardeau | 3 hr |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.