Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 28, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 4, 2011, 11:47 AM CDT for Christian County, Hopkins County, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. It was in force for 28 min. 1 report 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 4, 2011, 11:47 AM CDT (16:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 4, 2011, 12:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 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 4, 12:00 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 W Greenville, KY | ...UNCOMFIRMED...POSSIBLE TORNADO ALONG HIGHWAY 62. 1 MOBLE HOME OVERTURNED WITH 1 CHILD INJURED. 1 MOBLE HOME BLOWN OFF OF FOUNDATION. TREES AND LIMBS DOWN. MOBLE HOME PARK BEING EVACUATED DUE TO GAS LEAK. |
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 4, 7:22 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 121 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.
413
WFUS53 KPAH 041647
TORPAH
KYC047-107-177-041715-
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0028.110404T1647Z-110404T1715Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1147 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN HOPKINS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY...
NORTHEASTERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
MUHLENBERG COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 1215 PM CDT.
* AT 1142 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 9 MILES WEST
OF WEIR...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH. SKYWARN SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL
CLOUD WITH THESE STORMS...JUST SOUTH OF NORTONVILLE.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
WEIR...
GREENVILLE...
POWDERLY...
DUNMOR...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DIME
SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
&&
LAT...LON 3708 8691 3706 8726 3708 8727 3706 8727
3705 8740 3720 8746 3732 8699 3727 8698
3725 8692 3722 8690 3714 8693 3713 8689
3711 8689
TIME...MOT...LOC 1646Z 255DEG 52KT 3714 8731
$$2 follow-up statements
153
WWUS53 KPAH 041656
SVSPAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1156 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011
KYC047-107-177-041715-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-110404T1715Z/
HOPKINS KY-MUHLENBERG KY-CHRISTIAN KY-
1156 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN HOPKINS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY...AND NORTHEASTERN
CHRISTIAN AND MUHLENBERG COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
AT 1151 AM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD 4
MILES WEST OF GREENVILLE. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WEIR...MOVING
EAST AT 55 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE DRAKESBORO AND DUNMOR.
LAT...LON 3708 8691 3706 8726 3708 8727 3706 8727
3705 8740 3720 8746 3732 8699 3727 8698
3725 8692 3722 8690 3714 8693 3713 8689
3711 8689
TIME...MOT...LOC 1656Z 266DEG 46KT 3717 8717
$$725
WWUS53 KPAH 041704
SVSPAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1204 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011
KYC047-107-041715-
/O.CAN.KPAH.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-110404T1715Z/
HOPKINS KY-CHRISTIAN KY-
1204 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HOPKINS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST
KENTUCKY...AND NORTHEASTERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL
KENTUCKY IS CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3708 8691 3706 8722 3726 8721 3732 8699
3727 8698 3725 8692 3722 8690 3714 8693
3713 8689 3711 8689
TIME...MOT...LOC 1705Z 262DEG 60KT 3723 8698
$$
KYC177-041715-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-110404T1715Z/
MUHLENBERG KY-
1204 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
MUHLENBERG COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
AT 1204 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED 3 MILES EAST OF DRAKESBORO...MOVING EAST AT 70 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED
COUNTY..
LAT...LON 3708 8691 3706 8722 3726 8721 3732 8699
3727 8698 3725 8692 3722 8690 3714 8693
3713 8689 3711 8689
TIME...MOT...LOC 1705Z 262DEG 60KT 3723 8698
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 10:32 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | McCracken | 28 min |
| Apr 4, 10:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Crittenden, Livingston, Lyon, McCracken, Marshall | 37 min |
| Apr 4, 10:47 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Crittenden, Livingston, Lyon, McCracken, Marshall | 28 min |
| Apr 4, 10:56 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Caldwell, Crittenden, Henderson, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon and 3 more | 114 min |
| Apr 4, 11:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Christian, Crittenden, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon and 4 more | 28 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, 11:50 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
Tornado Warnings in Kentucky, 2011Every tornado warning in 2011Tornadoes in 2011
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.