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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 310, NWS Paducah, KY

June 26, 2011Carter County, Ripley County, Missouri

NWS Paducah, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 26, 2011, 3:34 PM CDT for Carter County, Ripley County, Missouri. It was in force for 41 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
Jun 26, 2011, 3:34 PM CDT (20:34 UTC)
Expired
Jun 26, 2011, 4:15 PM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Carter County, MO, Ripley County, MO

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 202 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:37 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 26, 2:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 245 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, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2011-06-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3064 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2011-06-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 237 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
3064 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-76 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1122 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
237 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
225 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
4.7

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The text

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

790 
WUUS53 KPAH 262034
SVRPAH
MOC035-181-262115-
/O.NEW.KPAH.SV.W.0310.110626T2034Z-110626T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
334 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CARTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
  WESTERN RIPLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 415 PM CDT.

* AT 329 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 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 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF     
  FREMONT TO 26 MILES WEST OF GATEWOOD...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...
  FREMONT...
  HANDY...
  GATEWOOD...
  VAN BUREN...
  HUNTER...
  DONIPHAN...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3709 9121 3710 9096 3706 9096 3705 9078
      3650 9079 3650 9112 3682 9113 3683 9122
TIME...MOT...LOC 2033Z 281DEG 41KT 3706 9143 3659 9148
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$
1 follow-up statement
654 
WWUS53 KPAH 262058
SVSPAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
358 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011

MOC035-181-262115-
/O.CON.KPAH.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-110626T2115Z/
CARTER MO-RIPLEY MO-
358 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT
FOR WESTERN RIPLEY AND CARTER COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...

AT 354 PM CDT...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER 
SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH WAS LOCATED ALONG 
A LINE EXTENDING FROM...5 MILES NORTH OF FREMONT TO 13 MILES 
NORTHWEST OF GATEWOOD...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

LOCATIONS INCLUDE FREEMONT...HANDY...VAN BUREN...HUNTER...GRANDIN...
DONIPHAN AND BRIAR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM IS ALSO PRODUCING INTENSE...FREQUENT LIGHTNING.

&&

LAT...LON 3709 9121 3710 9096 3706 9096 3705 9078
      3650 9079 3650 9112 3682 9113 3683 9122
TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 281DEG 41KT 3702 9112 3665 9124
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 26, 12:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHPerry50 min
Jun 26, 4:01 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPAHMississippi3 hr
Jun 26, 4:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHButler, Carter, Ripley, Wayne46 min

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.