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Tornado Warning 35, NWS Paducah, KY

April 15, 20114 counties in Kentucky

NWS Paducah, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 15, 2011, 8:33 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 27 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 15, 2011, 8:33 PM CDT (01:33 UTC)
Expired
Apr 15, 2011, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Caldwell County, KY, Christian County, KY, Hopkins County, KY, Trigg County, KY

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 15, 8:42 PM CDTFUNNEL CLOUDHawkins, KY

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 15, 12:47 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 139 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2011-04-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 17 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2011-04-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 471 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
17 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-126 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
773 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
471 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
487 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

223 
WFUS53 KPAH 160133
TORPAH
KYC033-047-107-221-160200-
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0035.110416T0133Z-110416T0200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
833 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL HOPKINS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY...
  NORTHERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHEASTERN CALDWELL COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
  NORTHEASTERN TRIGG COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 900 PM CDT.

* AT 831 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD 4
  MILES SOUTHEAST OF COBB...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  COBB...
  CROFTON...
  NORTONVILLE...

THIS INCLUDES THE PENNYRILE PARKWAY BETWEEN EXITS 23 AND 33.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NOW IS THE TIME TO IMPLEMENT YOUR TORNADO PLAN OF ACTION. SEEK
SHELTER INDOORS IN A BASEMENT...OR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A HOME OR BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3727 8752 3708 8732 3690 8772 3701 8780
TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 225DEG 36KT 3699 8769

$$
2 follow-up statements
161 
WWUS53 KPAH 160148
SVSPAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
848 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

KYC033-047-107-221-160200-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-110416T0200Z/
HOPKINS KY-CALDWELL KY-CHRISTIAN KY-TRIGG KY-
848 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL HOPKINS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY...AND NORTHERN CHRISTIAN
COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...AND NORTHEASTERN TRIGG AND
SOUTHEASTERN CALDWELL COUNTIES IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...

AT 847 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6
MILES NORTHEAST OF HAWKINS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE CROFTON...ST. CHARLES AND
NORTONVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NOW IS THE TIME TO IMPLEMENT YOUR TORNADO PLAN OF ACTION. SEEK
SHELTER INDOORS IN A BASEMENT...OR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A HOME OR BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3727 8752 3708 8732 3690 8772 3701 8780
TIME...MOT...LOC 0148Z 225DEG 36KT 3709 8757

$$
437 
WWUS53 KPAH 160159
SVSPAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
859 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

KYC033-047-107-221-160209-
/O.EXP.KPAH.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-110416T0200Z/
HOPKINS KY-CALDWELL KY-CHRISTIAN KY-TRIGG KY-
859 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL HOPKINS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST
KENTUCKY...AND NORTHERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
AND NORTHEASTERN TRIGG AND SOUTHEASTERN CALDWELL COUNTIES IN WESTERN
KENTUCKY WILL EXPIRE AT 900 PM CDT...

THE STORM HAS WEAKENED AND IS NO LONGER CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A 
TORNADO. THUS...THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

LAT...LON 3727 8752 3708 8732 3690 8772 3701 8780
TIME...MOT...LOC 0159Z 225DEG 36KT 3717 8747

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 15, 7:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCrittenden, Livingston, Lyon35 min
Apr 15, 7:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHGraves, Marshall13 min
Apr 15, 7:41 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHCalloway, Trigg34 min
Apr 15, 7:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCaldwell, Crittenden, Livingston9 min
Apr 15, 8:13 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHCaldwell, Christian, Trigg32 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.