Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 80, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 25, 2011, 3:45 PM CDT for Christian County, Todd County, Trigg County, Kentucky. It was in force for 45 min. 8 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 25, 2011, 3:45 PM CDT (20:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 25, 2011, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Christian County, KY, Todd County, KY, Trigg County, KY
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 4:16 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Hopkinsville, KY | INTERSECTION OF CALVIN AND SKYLINE |
| Apr 25, 4:16 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 4 Nw Oak Grove, KY | I24 AT MILE MARKER 85 |
| Apr 25, 4:23 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Se Hopkinsville, KY | 8339 BRADSHAW ROAD- BARN DESTROYED,POWER LINES DOWN. TREES DOWN. |
| Apr 25, 4:23 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Wsw Pembroke, KY | EF1 TORNADO FROM 4 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF PEMBROKE TO 2.5 WEST SOUTHWEST OF PEMBROKE. PEAK WIND 90 MPH. TREES UPROOTED OR BROKEN. BARNS OR SHEDS DESTROYED. AVERAGE PATH WIDTH 250 YARDS. TRACK LENGTH 1.5 MILES. |
| Apr 25, 4:25 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 3 S Hopkinsville, KY | |
| Apr 25, 4:26 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Pembroke, KY | |
| Apr 25, 4:35 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 4 Nw Elkton, KY | |
| Apr 25, 4:35 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 4 Nw Elkton, 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 93 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
- 73 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -150 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1101 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 171 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 201 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
864
WFUS53 KPAH 252045
TORPAH
KYC047-219-221-252130-
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0080.110425T2045Z-110425T2130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
345 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
TODD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
SOUTHEASTERN TRIGG COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 430 PM CDT.
* AT 340 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION 21 MILES WEST OF FORT
CAMPBELL NORTH...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
FORT CAMPBELL NORTH...
OAK GROVE...
HOPKINSVILLE...
PEMBROKE...
GUTHRIE...
ELKTON...
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
60 MPH.
&&
LAT...LON 3665 8707 3664 8783 3674 8788 3702 8706
3666 8706
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 250DEG 45KT 3665 8777
$$2 follow-up statements
149
WWUS53 KPAH 252103
SVSPAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
403 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011
KYC221-252110-
/O.CAN.KPAH.TO.W.0080.000000T0000Z-110425T2130Z/
TRIGG KY-
403 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN TRIGG COUNTY IN WESTERN
KENTUCKY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM HAS SHIFTED EAST OF TRIGG COUNTY...THUS THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3665 8707 3665 8766 3682 8765 3702 8706
3666 8706
TIME...MOT...LOC 2100Z 230DEG 39KT 3665 8753
$$
KYC047-219-252130-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0080.000000T0000Z-110425T2130Z/
CHRISTIAN KY-TODD KY-
403 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR TODD AND
SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
AT 357 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6
MILES SOUTH OF HERNDON. TRAINED SPOTTERS OBSERVED A WALL CLOUD AND
FUNNEL CLOUD WITH THIS FEATURE. SPOTTERS ALSO REPORTED A ROTATING
WALL CLOUD JUST WEST OF HOPKINSVILLE WITH ANOTHER CELL. BOTH STORMS
WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE FORT CAMPBELL NORTH...OAK GROVE...
HOPKINSVILLE...PEMBROKE...TRENTON...GUTHRIE...ELKTON AND ALLEGRE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HALF
DOLLAR SIZE HAIL DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
&&
LAT...LON 3665 8707 3665 8766 3682 8765 3702 8706
3666 8706
TIME...MOT...LOC 2100Z 230DEG 39KT 3665 8753
$$781
WWUS53 KPAH 252114
SVSPAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
414 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011
KYC047-219-252130-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0080.000000T0000Z-110425T2130Z/
CHRISTIAN KY-TODD KY-
414 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR TODD AND
SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
AT 411 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR OAK GROVE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS STORM HAS
A HISTORY OF PRODUCING A TORNADO ON THE MONTGOMERY STEWART COUNTY
LINE IN TENNESSEE SHORTLY BEFORE 400 PM.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE HOPKINSVILLE...PEMBROKE...TRENTON...
GUTHRIE...ELKTON AND ALLEGRE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH.
&&
LAT...LON 3665 8707 3665 8766 3682 8765 3702 8706
3666 8706
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 235DEG 35KT 3671 8743
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 9:55 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more | 59 hr |
| Apr 25, 12:39 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman, Livingston, McCracken | 2 hr |
| Apr 25, 3:51 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 5:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Calloway, Crittenden, Graves, Livingston, Lyon and 4 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 6:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Christian, Daviess, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 25, 3:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Calloway, Trigg | 39 min |
| Apr 25, 3:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Calloway, Christian, Graves, Hopkins, Lyon and 4 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 4:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Christian, Muhlenberg, Todd | 34 min |
| Apr 25, 4:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Muhlenberg | 16 min |
| Apr 25, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Daviess, McLean, Muhlenberg | 42 min |
| Apr 25, 4:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Daviess, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean, Webster | 118 min |
| Apr 25, 6:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman, McCracken | 6 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.