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Tornado Warning 53, NWS Paducah, KY

April 19, 2011Alexander County, Pulaski County, Union County, Illinois; Ballard County, Kentucky; Cape Girardeau County, Mississippi County, Scott County, Missouri

NWS Paducah, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 19, 2011, 9:54 PM CDT for Alexander County, Pulaski County, Union County, Illinois; Ballard County, Kentucky; Cape Girardeau County, Mississippi County, Scott County, Missouri. It was in force for 20 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: Apr 19, 2011, 9:54 PM CDT (02:54 UTC)
Expired: Apr 19, 2011, 10:14 PM CDT
In force: 20 min
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Alexander County, IL, Pulaski County, IL, Union County, IL, Ballard County, KY, Cape Girardeau County, MO, Mississippi County, MO, Scott County, MO

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 276 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1997 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -93 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1626 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 92 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 239 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.4
Supercell composite: 7.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

889 
WFUS53 KPAH 200254
TORPAH
ILC003-153-181-KYC007-MOC031-133-201-200330-
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0053.110420T0254Z-110420T0330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
954 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
  NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
  NORTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
  ALEXANDER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
  WESTERN PULASKI COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
  SOUTHWESTERN UNION COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
  WEST CENTRAL BALLARD COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT.

* AT 951 PM CDT...THE ALEXANDER COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR 
  REPORTED 95 MPH WINDS IN OLIVE BRANCH! THIS IS A TORNADO OR STORM 
  WITH TORNADO LIKE WINDS! TAKE COVER NOW...IT IS MOVING NORTHEAST 
  AT 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  TAMMS...
  OLIVE BRANCH...
  HORSESHOE LAKE CONSERVATION AREA...
  MOUNDS...
  DONGOLA...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

&&

LAT...LON 3741 8942 3743 8916 3711 8912 3699 8937
      3735 8954
TIME...MOT...LOC 0253Z 237DEG 54KT 3722 8929

$$

1 follow-up statement

730 
WWUS53 KPAH 200314
SVSPAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1014 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

ILC003-153-181-KYC007-MOC031-133-201-200324-
/O.CAN.KPAH.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-110420T0330Z/
PULASKI IL-ALEXANDER IL-UNION IL-BALLARD KY-SCOTT MO-
CAPE GIRARDEAU MO-MISSISSIPPI MO-
1014 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN UNION...ALEXANDER AND WESTERN
PULASKI COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...AND WEST CENTRAL BALLARD
COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...AND NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...EAST
CENTRAL CAPE GIRARDEAU AND NORTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI IS CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 3741 8942 3743 8916 3711 8912 3699 8937
      3735 8954
TIME...MOT...LOC 0314Z 237DEG 54KT 3739 8896

$$

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, 9:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Hamilton, White	32 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, 9:58 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, 9:46 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Daviess, Henderson, McLean, Webster	3 hr
Apr 19, 9:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman	51 min
Apr 19, 10:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Caldwell, Crittenden, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall	30 min
Apr 19, 10:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Caldwell, Christian, Crittenden, Graves, Hopkins, Livingston and 6 more	62 min
Apr 19, 11:03 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Caldwell, Crittenden, Graves, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon and 2 more	3 hr
Apr 19, 11:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Caldwell, Christian, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall and 3 more	30 min
Apr 19, 11:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Calloway, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Marshall, Trigg	46 min
Apr 20, 12:11 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Calloway, Marshall, Trigg	21 min
Apr 20, 12:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Caldwell, Christian, Lyon, Muhlenberg, Todd, Trigg	49 min
Apr 20, 12:42 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Christian, Todd	33 min
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, 7:48 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, 8:21 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, 8:34 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Bollinger, Stoddard, Wayne	26 min
Apr 19, 9:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Mississippi, Scott, Stoddard	32 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.