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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Paducah, KY

February 24, 20114 counties in Kentucky

NWS Paducah, KY issued this tornado warning at Feb 24, 2011, 7:14 PM CST for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 31 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Feb 24, 2011, 7:14 PM CST (01:14 UTC)
Expired
Feb 24, 2011, 7:45 PM CST
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Calloway County, KY, Lyon County, KY, Marshall County, KY, Trigg County, KY

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Feb 24, 5:54 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2011-02-25Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2011-02-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 538 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
-79 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
793 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
74 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
538 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
629 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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The text

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

077 
WFUS53 KPAH 250114
TORPAH
KYC035-143-157-221-250145-
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0004.110225T0114Z-110225T0145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
714 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN CALLOWAY COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHEASTERN LYON COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
  WESTERN TRIGG COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 745 PM CST.

* AT 709 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 9 MILES NORTH OF
  MURRAY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. ANOTHER AREA OF ROTATION IS LOCATED
  ABOUT 2 MILES NORTH OF MURRAY.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  MURRAY...
  ENERGY...
  LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES AREA...
  CANTON...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
QUATER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

&&

LAT...LON 3684 8832 3701 8794 3665 8776 3664 8786
      3667 8788 3667 8806 3662 8805 3659 8832
TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 244DEG 46KT 3676 8827

$$
PS
1 follow-up statement
430 
WWUS53 KPAH 250130
SVSPAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
730 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011

KYC035-157-250138-
/O.CAN.KPAH.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110225T0145Z/
MARSHALL KY-CALLOWAY KY-
730 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CALLOWAY AND SOUTHEASTERN
MARSHALL COUNTIES IN WESTERN KENTUCKY IS CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 3667 8806 3669 8808 3688 8816 3701 8794
      3665 8776 3664 8786 3667 8788
TIME...MOT...LOC 0128Z 244DEG 46KT 3679 8803

$$

KYC143-221-250145-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110225T0145Z/
LYON KY-TRIGG KY-
730 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CST FOR WESTERN
TRIGG AND SOUTHEASTERN LYON COUNTIES IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...

AT 730 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES AREA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE LINTON...CANTON AND ROCKCASTLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

&&

LAT...LON 3667 8806 3669 8808 3688 8816 3701 8794
      3665 8776 3664 8786 3667 8788
TIME...MOT...LOC 0128Z 244DEG 46KT 3679 8803

$$
PS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 24, 6:33 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCaldwell, Calloway, Crittenden, Fulton, Graves, Hickman and 4 more27 min
Feb 24, 6:35 PM CSTTornado WarningPAHFulton, Graves, Hickman25 min
Feb 24, 6:50 PM CSTTornado WarningPAHCalloway, Graves40 min
Feb 24, 6:55 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCaldwell, Crittenden, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall and 2 more35 min
Feb 24, 7:33 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningPAHCalloway, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Marshall5 hr
Feb 24, 7:38 PM CSTTornado WarningPAHChristian, Trigg52 min
Feb 24, 8:11 PM CSTTornado WarningPAHChristian, Todd29 min
Feb 24, 8:17 PM CSTTornado WarningPAHMuhlenberg28 min
Feb 24, 8:22 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningPAHCaldwell, Christian, Hopkins, Lyon, Muhlenberg, Todd and 1 more4 hr
Feb 24, 8:42 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHChristian, Todd, Trigg33 min
Feb 24, 8:53 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningPAHDaviess, Henderson4 hr
Feb 24, 9:26 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPAHHopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg, Webster109 min
Feb 24, 10:35 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningPAHDaviess, Henderson28 days
Feb 25, 12:25 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningPAHCalloway, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Marshall12 hr
Feb 25, 12:39 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningPAHCaldwell, Christian, Hopkins, Lyon, Muhlenberg, Todd and 1 more6 hr
Feb 25, 8:36 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningPAHBallard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman37 days
Feb 25, 8:36 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningPAHHenderson, Union30 days
Feb 25, 8:36 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningPAHCrittenden, Union33 days
Feb 25, 8:36 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningPAHCrittenden, Livingston14 hr
Feb 25, 8:36 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningPAHBallard, McCracken37 days

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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.