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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 370, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 14, 2011, 6:14 PM CST for 4 counties in Kentucky; 4 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 46 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
- Nov 14, 2011, 6:14 PM CST (00:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 14, 2011, 7:00 PM CST
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Gallatin County, IL, Hardin County, IL, Pope County, IL, Saline County, IL, Crittenden County, KY, Livingston County, KY, Union County, KY, Webster County, KY
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 3:04 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 211 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
- 1588 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 75 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 238 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 271 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 Nov 14, 6:11 PM CST, 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 14, 6:11 PM CST, 3 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 14, 7:08 AM CST, 11 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 708 AM CST MON NOV 14 2011 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-151315- 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- 708 AM CST MON NOV 14 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE ENTIRE QUAD STATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS AFTERNOON THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF A FEW STORMS BECOMING SEVERE GENERALLY EAST OF A LINE FROM PERRYVILLE TO POPLAR BLUFF MISSOURI WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING DAMAGING WINDS BUT ALSO WITH A REMOTE CHANCE FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES...MAINLY OVER SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE GENERALLY OVER WESTERN KENTUCKY TONIGHT. SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN AREAS WHERE LEAVES CLOG DRAINAGE SYSTEMS. SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH TODAY COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY THOSE MOTORISTS TRAVELLING ON EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS. BOATERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION ON AREA WATERWAYS TODAY AS CONDITIONS WILL BE ROUGH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE GENERALLY OVER WESTERN KENTUCKY ON TUESDAY. SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN AREAS WHERE LEAVES CLOG DRAINAGE SYSTEMS. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS NEXT SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THAT TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. JP
In the hours before
Local storm report, Nov 14, 5:06 PM CST, 1 hour 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
506 PM CST MON NOV 14 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0505 PM TSTM WND GST CAPE GIRARDEAU 37.31N 89.55W
11/14/2011 M62 MPH CAPE GIRARDEAU MO ASOS
MEASAURED AT CAPE GIRARDEAU ASOS
&&
SMITTYLocal storm report, Nov 14, 5:35 PM CST, 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
535 PM CST MON NOV 14 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0532 PM HAIL 3 SW POPLAR BLUFF 36.73N 90.45W
11/14/2011 M1.00 INCH BUTLER MO TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED NEAR POPLAR BLUFF NEAR HWY 67
AND M.
&&
JAYSONWSpecial weather statement, Nov 14, 5:57 PM CST, 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 557 PM CST MON NOV 14 2011 INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ014-018-019-150030- DAVIESS KY-GIBSON IN-HENDERSON KY-PIKE IN-POSEY IN-SPENCER IN-UNION KY-VANDERBURGH IN-WARRICK IN- 557 PM CST MON NOV 14 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN WARRICK...GIBSON... SOUTHERN PIKE...POSEY...EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN SPENCER AND VANDERBURGH COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...AND NORTHERN HENDERSON...NORTHWESTERN DAVIESS AND EXTREME NORTHERN UNION COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY UNTIL 630 PM CST... AT 553 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM FORT BRANCH AND HAUBSTADT...ONWARD NEAR KASSON TO 5 MILES SOUTH OF MOUNT VERNON...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 55 MPH. LOCAL WIND GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE... EVANSVILLE... MELODY HILL... HENDERSON... CHANDLER... NEWBURGH... BOONVILLE... KASSON... DARMSTADT... LYNNVILLE... FRANCISCO... SOMERVILLE... MACKEY... ELBERFELD... HEBBARDSVILLE... THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY....AND A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS....FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED ROADWAY. SMITH
Local storm report, Nov 14, 6:01 PM CST, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
601 PM CST MON NOV 14 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0525 PM TSTM WND DMG PULASKI 37.22N 89.21W
11/14/2011 PULASKI IL EMERGENCY MNGR
COUPLE OF TREES DOWN ON US 51...NORTH OF PULASKI AND
NORTH OF ULLIN. REPORT OF DEBRIS FROM GRAIN BIN BLOWN
ONTO RAIL ROAD TRACKS AT PULASKI. ESTIMATED WIND SPEED OF
60 MPH
&&
JAYSONWLocal storm report, Nov 14, 6:04 PM CST, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
604 PM CST MON NOV 14 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0601 PM HAIL 3 SE VIENNA 37.38N 88.85W
11/14/2011 E1.00 INCH JOHNSON IL BROADCAST MEDIA
QUATER SIZE HAIL REPORTED ALONG INTERSTATE 24 NEAR MILE
MARKER 22.
&&
SMITTYLocal storm report, Nov 14, 6:05 PM CST, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
605 PM CST MON NOV 14 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0605 PM TSTM WND GST ROUND KNOB 37.22N 88.73W
11/14/2011 M54 MPH MASSAC IL TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
SMITTYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 6:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Daviess, Henderson | 56 min |
| Nov 14, 6:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Crittenden, Daviess, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean, Union and 1 more | 38 min |
| Nov 14, 7:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg, Webster | 37 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.