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Tornado Warning 112, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 26, 2011, 8:46 PM CDT for Christian County, Hopkins County, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. It was in force for 44 min. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 26, 2011, 8:46 PM CDT (01:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2011, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Christian County, KY, Hopkins County, KY, Muhlenberg County, KY
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 8:50 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Dawson Springs, KY | |
| Apr 26, 9:00 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Mortons Gap, KY | FUNNEL CLOUD SPOTTED AT MORTONS GAP AND PENNYRILE PARKWAY IN HOPKINS CO. |
| Apr 26, 9:00 PM CDT | TORNADO | Mortons Gap, KY | SPOTTER CONFIRMS TORNADO ON THE GROUND AT THE MORTONS GAP EXIT ON THE PENNYRILE PKWY AT A PILOT PETROL STATION |
| Apr 26, 9:06 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Mortons Gap, KY | |
| Apr 26, 9:10 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 2 S Madisonville, KY | NEAR THE PENNYRILE PKWY EXIT 40 |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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 26, 3:02 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 146 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
- 1852 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1222 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 169 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.3
- Supercell composite
- 8.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
418 WFUS53 KPAH 270146 TORPAH KYC047-107-177-270230- /O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0112.110427T0146Z-110427T0230Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 846 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN HOPKINS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY... NORTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... WEST CENTRAL MUHLENBERG COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... * UNTIL 930 PM CDT. * AT 842 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 5 MILES EAST OF DAWSON SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM HAS BEEN SHOOTING OUT HAIL WELL AHEAD OR NORTHEAST OF THE MAIN PART OF THE STORM. AT 837 PM CDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AT NORTONVILLE. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... DAWSON SPRINGS... NORTONVILLE... MORTONS GAP... EARLINGTON... GRAHAM... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. && LAT...LON 3741 8736 3718 8722 3709 8762 3718 8771 TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 230DEG 19KT 3717 8758 $$
1 follow-up statement
174 WWUS53 KPAH 270203 SVSPAH SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 903 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 KYC047-270211- /O.CAN.KPAH.TO.W.0112.000000T0000Z-110427T0230Z/ CHRISTIAN KY- 903 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY IS CANCELLED... LAT...LON 3714 8747 3722 8764 3741 8736 3718 8722 TIME...MOT...LOC 0201Z 254DEG 21KT 3724 8745 $$ KYC107-177-270230- /O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0112.000000T0000Z-110427T0230Z/ HOPKINS KY-MUHLENBERG KY- 903 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN HOPKINS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY...AND WEST CENTRAL MUHLENBERG COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... AT 900 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO ALONG THE PENNYRILE PARKWAY AT MORTONS GAP. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MORTONS GAP...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE WHITE PLAINS AND GRAHAM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. && LAT...LON 3714 8747 3722 8764 3741 8736 3718 8722 TIME...MOT...LOC 0201Z 254DEG 21KT 3724 8745 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 7:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Crittenden, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall | 28 min |
| Apr 26, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Graves | 46 min |
| Apr 26, 7:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Calloway, Graves, Marshall | 27 min |
| Apr 26, 7:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Calloway, Marshall | 32 min |
| Apr 26, 7:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Crittenden, Livingston, Lyon, McCracken, Marshall | 28 min |
| Apr 26, 7:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Christian, Lyon, Trigg | 50 min |
| Apr 26, 7:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 26, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Fulton, Graves, Hickman | 35 min |
| Apr 26, 7:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Lyon, Marshall, Trigg | 46 min |
| Apr 26, 8:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Christian, Hopkins | 51 min |
| Apr 26, 8:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Hopkins | 34 min |
| Apr 26, 9:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Christian, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg, Todd and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Hopkins, McLean, Webster | 24 min |
| Apr 26, 9:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg | 46 min |
| Apr 26, 9:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Daviess, Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg | 51 min |
| Apr 26, 9:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Daviess | 6 hr |
| Apr 26, 10:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Daviess | 29 min |
| Apr 26, 11:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Todd | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 1:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Christian, Todd | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 9:10 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more | 48 hr |
| Apr 27, 1:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Calloway, Christian, Hopkins, McLean, Marshall and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 27, 4:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Hopkins | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 5:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Daviess, Henderson, Union | 6 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.