Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 4, 2011, 11:02 AM CDT for Hardin County, Illinois; 10 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 4, 2011, 11:02 AM CDT (16:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 4, 2011, 11:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Hardin County, IL, Caldwell County, KY, Christian County, KY, Crittenden County, KY, Hopkins County, KY, Livingston County, KY, Lyon County, KY, Marshall County, KY, Trigg County, KY, Union County, KY, Webster 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 7:22 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 166 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
- 68 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -640 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 855 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 370 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 507 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
690 WUUS53 KPAH 041602 SVRPAH ILC069-KYC033-047-055-107-139-143-157-221-225-233-041630- /O.NEW.KPAH.SV.W.0021.110404T1602Z-110404T1630Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1102 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... WESTERN HOPKINS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY... SOUTH CENTRAL UNION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY... SOUTHERN WEBSTER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY... NORTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... SOUTHEASTERN HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... CALDWELL COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY... CRITTENDEN COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY... EASTERN LIVINGSTON COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY... LYON COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY... NORTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY... NORTHERN TRIGG COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY... * UNTIL 1130 AM CDT. * AT 1101 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH ALONG PARTS OF THE LINE. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF MARION TO 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EDDYVILLE..AND MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... SALEM... MARION... EDDYVILLE... CADIZ... FARMERSVILLE... CRESWELL... PRINCETON... CLAY... OLNEY... COBB... PROVIDENCE... DAWSON SPRINGS... DIXON... EARLINGTON... MADISONVILLE... CROFTON... MORTONS GAP... HOPKINSVILLE... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A DANGEROUS LINE OF STORMS. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. && LAT...LON 3753 8747 3685 8748 3685 8833 3753 8834 TIME...MOT...LOC 1602Z 270DEG 58KT 3744 8815 3694 8815 WIND...HAIL 70MPH 1.00IN $$
2 follow-up statements
235 WWUS53 KPAH 041617 SVSPAH SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1117 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011 ILC069-KYC139-041626- /O.CAN.KPAH.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110404T1630Z/ HARDIN IL-LIVINGSTON KY- 1117 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...AND EASTERN LIVINGSTON COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY IS CANCELLED... LAT...LON 3752 8797 3753 8747 3685 8748 3685 8826 TIME...MOT...LOC 1616Z 270DEG 58KT 3744 8786 3693 8802 $$ KYC033-047-055-107-143-157-221-225-233-041630- /O.CON.KPAH.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110404T1630Z/ UNION KY-WEBSTER KY-HOPKINS KY-CRITTENDEN KY-CALDWELL KY-LYON KY- CHRISTIAN KY-MARSHALL KY-TRIGG KY- 1117 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM CDT FOR WESTERN HOPKINS...SOUTHERN WEBSTER AND SOUTH CENTRAL UNION COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY...AND NORTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...AND NORTHERN TRIGG...EAST CENTRAL MARSHALL...LYON...CALDWELL AND EASTERN CRITTENDEN COUNTIES IN WESTERN KENTUCKY... AT 1114 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WHEATCROFT TO 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF ROCKCASTLE...MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL AND NEARLY 50 MPH WINDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THESE STORMS. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE FARMERSVILLE...CLAY...PRINCETON... FRYER...PROVIDENCE...OLNEY...DIXON...CADIZ...COBB...NEBO...DAWSON SPRINGS...ST. CHARLES...SLAUGHTERS...MADISONVILLE...HOPKINSVILLE... HAWKINS...EARLINGTON AND CROFTON. LAT...LON 3752 8797 3753 8747 3685 8748 3685 8826 TIME...MOT...LOC 1616Z 270DEG 58KT 3744 8786 3693 8802 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$
900
WWUS53 KPAH 041623
SVSPAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1123 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011
KYC157-225-041633-
/O.CAN.KPAH.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110404T1630Z/
UNION KY-MARSHALL KY-
1123 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL UNION COUNTY IN
NORTHWEST KENTUCKY...AND EAST CENTRAL MARSHALL COUNTY IN WESTERN
KENTUCKY IS CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3685 8817 3718 8789 3752 8787 3753 8747
3685 8748
TIME...MOT...LOC 1623Z 270DEG 58KT 3744 8772 3693 8788
$$
KYC033-047-055-107-143-221-233-041630-
/O.CON.KPAH.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110404T1630Z/
WEBSTER KY-HOPKINS KY-CRITTENDEN KY-CALDWELL KY-LYON KY-CHRISTIAN KY-
TRIGG KY-
1123 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM CDT
FOR WESTERN HOPKINS AND CENTRAL WEBSTER COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST
KENTUCKY...AND NORTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL
KENTUCKY...AND NORTHERN TRIGG...SOUTHEASTERN LYON...CALDWELL AND EAST
CENTRAL CRITTENDEN COUNTIES IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
AT 1119 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM CLAY TO ROCKCASTLE...MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE DIXON...CADIZ...COBB...NEBO...DAWSON
SPRINGS...ST. CHARLES...SLAUGHTERS...MORTONS
GAP...MADISONVILLE...HOPKINSVILLE...EARLINGTON AND CROFTON.
LAT...LON 3685 8817 3718 8789 3752 8787 3753 8747
3685 8748
TIME...MOT...LOC 1623Z 270DEG 58KT 3744 8772 3693 8788
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 0.75IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 8:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Alexander, Union | 35 min |
| Apr 4, 10:32 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Massac, Pope | 28 min |
| Apr 4, 10:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope | 37 min |
| Apr 4, 10:47 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Massac, Pope | 28 min |
| Apr 4, 10:56 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Gallatin, Hardin | 114 min |
| Apr 4, 9:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Fulton | 47 min |
| Apr 4, 10:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Daviess, Henderson, McLean | 39 min |
| Apr 4, 10:22 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Ballard, McCracken | 23 min |
| Apr 4, 11:06 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Daviess, McLean | 4 hr |
| Apr 4, 11:10 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Calloway | 71 min |
| Apr 4, 11:16 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Christian, McLean, Muhlenberg, Todd, Trigg | 4 hr |
| Apr 4, 11:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Calloway, Christian, Marshall, Trigg | 25 min |
| Apr 4, 11:35 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Christian, Hopkins, Muhlenberg | 25 min |
| Apr 4, 11:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Christian, Lyon, Todd, Trigg | 37 min |
| Apr 4, 11:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Christian, Trigg | 34 min |
| Apr 4, 11:47 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Christian, Hopkins, Muhlenberg | 28 min |
| Apr 4, 11:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Christian, Muhlenberg, Todd | 55 min |
| Apr 4, 12:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Christian, Todd | 43 min |
| Apr 4, 12:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Christian, Muhlenberg, Todd | 28 min |
| Apr 4, 1:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Christian, Todd | 3 hr |
Nearby
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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.