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Tornado Warning 44, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 19, 2011, 9:13 PM CDT for Hamilton County, White County, Illinois; Posey County, Indiana. It was in force for 32 min. 6 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 19, 2011, 9:13 PM CDT (02:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 19, 2011, 9:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Hamilton County, IL, White County, IL, Posey County, IN
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 9:19 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 Se Mcleansboro, IL | AN EF1 TORNADO TRAVELED FROM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MCLEANSBORO TO 8 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF MCLEANSBORO. HUNDREDS OF TREES WERE UPROOTED AND A SMALL GRAIN BIN WAS DESTROYED. |
| Apr 19, 9:24 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 4 W Carmi, IL | FUNNEL CLOUD OBSERVED BY STATE TROOPER WEST OF COMMUNITY. |
| Apr 19, 9:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Carmi, IL | LATE REPORT. WIDESPREAD TREES DOWN AS WELL AS POWER POLES SNAPPED. MUCH OF THE CITY IS WITHOUT POWER. ONE HOME HAD LARGE UPROOTED TREE FELL ACROSS A HOME. IN NORTH CITY THE HIGH SCHOOL HAD PART OF THE ROOF BLOWN OFF. NO INJURIES REPORTED AT THIS TIME. |
| Apr 19, 9:38 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 W Poseyville, IN | LATE REPORT. WIND DAMAGE REPORTED WEST OF TOWN. |
| Apr 19, 9:38 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 65 | Mount Vernon, IN | SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN IN THE CITY LIMITS |
| Apr 19, 9:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Maunie, IL | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. |
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 19, 6:46 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 238 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
- 2409 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -46 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 523 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 370 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 547 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 24.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
160 WFUS53 KPAH 200213 TORPAH ILC065-193-INC129-200245- /O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0044.110420T0213Z-110420T0245Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 913 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS... SOUTHERN WHITE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... CENTRAL POSEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA... * UNTIL 945 PM CDT. * AT 908 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 9 MILES WEST OF NORRIS CITY...MOVING EAST AT 90 MPH. IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...VERY STRONG DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH ARE LIKELY. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... NORRIS CITY... CARMI... NEW HARMONY... MOUNT VERNON... BLAIRSVILLE... POSEYVILLE... 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 3820 8771 3793 8772 3792 8850 3803 8853 TIME...MOT...LOC 0212Z 257DEG 79KT 3799 8839 $$
1 follow-up statement
529 WWUS53 KPAH 200222 SVSPAH SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 922 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011 ILC065-200232- /O.CAN.KPAH.TO.W.0044.000000T0000Z-110420T0245Z/ HAMILTON IL- 922 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS IS CANCELLED... LAT...LON 3820 8771 3802 8772 3799 8831 3807 8833 TIME...MOT...LOC 0222Z 255DEG 66KT 3806 8820 $$ ILC193-INC129-200245- /O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0044.000000T0000Z-110420T0245Z/ WHITE IL-POSEY IN- 922 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN WHITE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...AND NORTHERN POSEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA... AT 917 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CARMI...MOVING EAST AT 75 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE MAUNIE...NEW HARMONY...BLAIRSVILLE AND POSEYVILLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. && LAT...LON 3820 8771 3802 8772 3799 8831 3807 8833 TIME...MOT...LOC 0222Z 255DEG 66KT 3806 8820 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Alexander, Jackson, Union | 62 min |
| Apr 19, 8:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jackson, Union | 31 min |
| Apr 19, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Perry, Union and 1 more | 60 min |
| Apr 19, 8:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jackson, Perry | 18 min |
| Apr 19, 8:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Alexander, Jackson, Perry, Union | 3 hr |
| Apr 19, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Alexander, Johnson, Massac, Pulaski | 38 min |
| Apr 19, 8:47 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Franklin, Jefferson, Johnson, Pulaski, Williamson | 3 hr |
| Apr 19, 8:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jefferson and 4 more | 55 min |
| Apr 19, 8:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jefferson, Perry, Wayne | 37 min |
| Apr 19, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Alexander, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski | 44 min |
| Apr 19, 9:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Edwards, Gallatin, Wabash, White | 58 min |
| Apr 19, 9:19 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Edwards, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Pope, Saline and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 19, 9:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Gallatin, Hardin | 55 min |
| Apr 19, 9:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Wayne | 23 min |
| Apr 19, 9:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | White | 31 min |
| Apr 19, 9:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Alexander, Jackson | 30 min |
| Apr 19, 9:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Edwards, Wabash, Wayne | 25 min |
| Apr 19, 9:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Alexander | 36 min |
| Apr 19, 9:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Alexander, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski and 1 more | 59 min |
| Apr 19, 9:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Alexander, Pulaski, Union | 20 min |
| Apr 19, 9:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Massac | 3 hr |
| Apr 19, 10:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Edwards, Gallatin, Wabash, White | 53 min |
| Apr 19, 10:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Gallatin, Hardin | 66 min |
| Apr 19, 10:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Massac, Pope | 59 min |
| Apr 20, 10:05 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Gallatin, Wayne, White | 50 hr |
| Apr 19, 9:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick | 30 min |
| Apr 19, 9:46 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Gibson, Pike, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Warrick | 3 hr |
| Apr 19, 9:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Gibson, Pike | 25 min |
| Apr 19, 10:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Pike, Spencer, Warrick | 27 min |
| Apr 19, 10:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Pike | 11 min |
| Apr 19, 10:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Spencer | 15 min |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.