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Tornado Warning 45, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 19, 2011, 9:13 PM CDT for 5 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 32 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 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 Bollinger County, MO, Cape Girardeau County, MO, Mississippi County, MO, Scott County, MO, Stoddard County, MO
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 9:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | Randles, MO | ALSO MARBLE SIZE HAIL ON SOUTH HIGHWAY 25 IN SOUTHWEST CORNER OF CAPE GIRARDEAU MISSOURI |
| Apr 19, 9:27 PM CDT | TORNADO | Randles, MO | UNCONFIRMED TORNADO REPORTED. BEING CHASED BY TRAINED SPOTTERS. 5 WEST OF RANDLES IN RURAL AREA LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN. ONE WINDOW BLOWN OUT OF HOME. POWER LINES AND TREES DOWN. |
| Apr 19, 9:27 PM CDT | TORNADO | Randles, MO | UNCONFIRMED TORNADO REPORTED. BEING CHASED BY TRAINED SPOTTERS. |
| Apr 19, 9:38 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Chaffee, MO | LARGE TREES DOWN WITH ONE DOWN ON A HOUSE. POWER OUTAGES IN THE CITY. |
| Apr 19, 9:38 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | Chaffee, MO |
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
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 258 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
- 1605 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -56 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2015 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 173 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 208 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 10.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
820 WFUS53 KPAH 200213 RRA TORPAH MOC017-031-133-201-207-200245- /O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0045.110420T0213Z-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 BOLLINGER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... SOUTHERN CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... WESTERN SCOTT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... NORTHEASTERN STODDARD COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... * UNTIL 945 PM CDT. * AT 912 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO BETWEEN CRIDER AND VANDUSER ON HIGHWAY Z...MOVING EAST TOWARD VANDUSER AT 65 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... BELL CITY... ADVANCE... DELTA... ORAN... MORLEY... CHAFFEE... BENTON... HAY-WOOD CITY... 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 3742 8959 3690 8950 3685 8998 3714 9003 TIME...MOT...LOC 0213Z 265DEG 57KT 3706 8980 $$
1 follow-up statement
043 WWUS53 KPAH 200221 SVSPAH SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 921 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011 MOC017-031-133-201-207-200245- /O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-110420T0245Z/ STODDARD MO-SCOTT MO-BOLLINGER MO-CAPE GIRARDEAU MO-MISSISSIPPI MO- 921 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHERN CAPE GIRARDEAU...SOUTHEASTERN BOLLINGER...WESTERN SCOTT AND NORTHEASTERN STODDARD COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... AT 916 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED 70 MPH WINDS IN RANDLES IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS CURRENTLY LOCATED 3 MILES NORTH OF BELL CITY...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE ALLENVILLE...DELTA...VANDUSER... ORAN...CHAFFEE...GORDONVILLE...DUTCHTOWN...MORLEY...HAY-WOOD CITY... BENTON...LAMBERT...BLODGETT AND KELSO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. && LAT...LON 3742 8959 3690 8950 3685 8998 3714 9003 TIME...MOT...LOC 0220Z 262DEG 47KT 3708 8975 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 7:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Butler, Carter, Wayne | 41 min |
| Apr 19, 7:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Butler, Carter, Ripley | 56 min |
| Apr 19, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Perry, Scott, Stoddard, Wayne | 62 min |
| Apr 19, 7:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Bollinger, Wayne | 27 min |
| Apr 19, 7:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Perry | 26 min |
| Apr 19, 7:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Bollinger, Butler, Carter, Perry, Ripley, Wayne | 3 hr |
| Apr 19, 7:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Butler, Carter, Wayne | 32 min |
| Apr 19, 8:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Perry | 18 min |
| Apr 19, 8:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Stoddard, Wayne | 27 min |
| Apr 19, 8:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Cape Girardeau, Perry | 31 min |
| Apr 19, 8:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Carter | 24 min |
| Apr 19, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Butler, Ripley, Stoddard, Wayne | 35 min |
| Apr 19, 8:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Cape Girardeau, Scott, Stoddard | 3 hr |
| Apr 19, 8:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Bollinger, Stoddard, Wayne | 26 min |
| Apr 19, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Mississippi, Scott, Stoddard | 38 min |
| Apr 19, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Mississippi, Scott | 44 min |
| Apr 19, 9:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Cape Girardeau, Scott, Stoddard | 30 min |
| Apr 19, 9:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Mississippi, New Madrid, Scott, Stoddard | 36 min |
| Apr 19, 9:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Mississippi | 59 min |
| Apr 19, 9:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Mississippi, New Madrid | 51 min |
| Apr 19, 9:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Cape Girardeau, Mississippi, Scott | 20 min |
| Apr 19, 9:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Mississippi, New Madrid | 3 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.