Severe Thunderstorm Warning 75, NWS Paducah, KY

Issued

Apr 19, 2011, 9:01 PM CDT (02:01 UTC)

Expired

Apr 19, 2011, 9:45 PM CDT

In force

44 min

Issued by

NWS Paducah, KY

Area

Storm-based polygon

Hail

1.0 in

Wind

80.0 mph

Counties Alexander County, IL, Hardin County, IL, Johnson County, IL, Massac County, IL, Pope County, IL, Pulaski County, IL, Ballard County, KY, Livingston County, KY, Marshall County, KY, McCracken County, KY, Mississippi County, MO, Scott County, MO

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 10 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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999 
WUUS53 KPAH 200201
SVRPAH
ILC003-069-087-127-151-153-KYC007-139-145-157-MOC133-201-200245-
/O.NEW.KPAH.SV.W.0075.110420T0201Z-110420T0245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
901 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
  EAST CENTRAL SCOTT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
  SOUTHEASTERN ALEXANDER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
  SOUTHWESTERN HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
  SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
  MASSAC COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
  SOUTHERN POPE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
  PULASKI COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
  BALLARD COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
  WESTERN LIVINGSTON COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
  NORTHWESTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
  MCCRACKEN COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 945 PM CDT.

* AT 858 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
  HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH.  THESE STORMS
  WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF
  DIXON SPRINGS TO 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OLIVE BRANCH..AND MOVING
  EAST AT 55 MPH.

  WIND GUSTS FROM 80 TO 90 MPH WERE MEASURED IN BUNCOMBE IN JOHNSON
  COUNTY.  

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  HORSESHOE LAKE CONSERVATION AREA...
  OLIVE BRANCH...
  MOUNDS...
  MOUND CITY...
  CAIRO...
  NEW COLUMBIA...
  DIXON SPRINGS...
  BARLOW...
  WICKLIFFE...
  LA CENTER...
  WEST PADUCAH...
  ROSICLARE...
  METROPOLIS...
  GOLCONDA...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
TORNADO-LIKE WINDS AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO WELL BUILT BUILDINGS.
TREES AND POWER LINES WILL LIKELY COME DOWN AS WELL. MOVE TO A
SUBSTANTIAL INDOOR STORM SHELTER.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY
AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.

&&

LAT...LON 3693 8969 3749 8873 3748 8818 3746 8820
      3744 8832 3741 8836 3739 8831 3733 8828
      3696 8850 3695 8882 3696 8884 3695 8889
      3694 8909 3696 8910 3694 8911
TIME...MOT...LOC 0200Z 270DEG 48KT 3751 8880 3692 8946
WIND...HAIL 80MPH 1.00IN

$$

912 
WWUS53 KPAH 200228
SVSPAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
928 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

ILC003-069-087-127-151-153-KYC007-139-145-157-MOC133-201-200245-
/O.CON.KPAH.SV.W.0075.000000T0000Z-110420T0245Z/
PULASKI IL-ALEXANDER IL-MASSAC IL-JOHNSON IL-POPE IL-HARDIN IL-
LIVINGSTON KY-BALLARD KY-MCCRACKEN KY-MARSHALL KY-SCOTT MO-
MISSISSIPPI MO-
928 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN HARDIN...SOUTHERN POPE...SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSON...
MASSAC...SOUTHEASTERN ALEXANDER AND PULASKI COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...AND NORTHWESTERN MARSHALL...MCCRACKEN...BALLARD AND
WESTERN LIVINGSTON COUNTIES IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...AND NORTHERN
MISSISSIPPI AND EAST CENTRAL SCOTT COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...

AT 926 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER
SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.  THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF
ELIZABETHTOWN TO 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WICKLIFFE...MOVING EAST AT 55
MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE WEST PADUCAH...ROSICLARE...
CARRSVILLE...LOVELACEVILLE...JOY...BROOKPORT...PADUCAH...LONE OAK...
BURNA...HAMLETSBURG...SMITHLAND...REIDLAND AND LEDBETTER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAN OCCASIONALLY PRODUCE A TORNADO QUICKLY. BE PREPARED
TO IMPLEMENT YOUR TORNADO PLAN OF ACTION.

&&

LAT...LON 3693 8969 3749 8873 3748 8818 3746 8820
      3744 8832 3741 8836 3739 8831 3733 8828
      3696 8850 3695 8882 3696 8884 3695 8889
      3694 8909 3696 8910 3694 8911
TIME...MOT...LOC 0228Z 270DEG 48KT 3751 8833 3692 8899
WIND...HAIL 70MPH 1.00IN

$$

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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.