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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 155, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 5, 2012, 12:04 AM CDT for Wayne County, Illinois. It was in force for 19 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
- May 5, 2012, 12:04 AM CDT (05:04 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 2012, 12:23 AM CDT
- In force
- 19 min
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.5 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
County Wayne County, IL
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 10:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 199 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
- 188 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -108 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1330 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 155 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
833
WUUS53 KPAH 050504
SVRPAH
ILC191-050530-
/O.NEW.KPAH.SV.W.0155.120505T0504Z-120505T0530Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1204 AM CDT SAT MAY 5 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 1230 AM CDT.
* AT MIDNIGHT CDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR BLUFORD...OR 13 MILES EAST OF MOUNT VERNON....MOVING
EAST AT 25 MPH.
THIS STORM HAS SHOWN ROTATION ALONG THE JEFFERSON...WAYNE COUNTY
LINE. BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNED AREA INCLUDE...
FAIRFIELD...WAYNE CITY...KEENES...SIMS AND JEFFERSONVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEEK SHELTER INDOORS. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR
THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
&&
LAT...LON 3845 8825 3826 8828 3826 8832 3830 8870
3846 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 0503Z 278DEG 23KT 3837 8866
WIND...HAIL 70MPH <.50IN
$$1 follow-up statement
767
WWUS53 KPAH 050523
SVSPAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1223 AM CDT SAT MAY 5 2012
ILC191-050532-
/O.CAN.KPAH.SV.W.0155.000000T0000Z-120505T0530Z/
WAYNE IL-
1223 AM CDT SAT MAY 5 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTH
CENTRAL ILLINOIS HAS BEEN CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS.
LAT...LON 3845 8825 3826 8828 3826 8832 3830 8870
3846 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 0522Z 278DEG 23KT 3835 8851
$$What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Paducah, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 4, 11:53 PM CDT, 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 4, 11:53 PM CDT, 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1153 PM CDT FRI MAY 4 2012 .UPDATE... ISSUED AT 1153 PM CDT FRI MAY 4 2012 UPDATED AVIATION SECTION FOR 06Z TAF PACKAGE. && .SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT) ISSUED AT 235 PM CDT FRI MAY 4 2012 STILL ANTICIPATE SMALLISH CHANCES INTO/THRU THE WEEKEND...AS BOUNDARY WOBBLES/REMAINS MIRED UNDERNEATH PARALLEL UPPER FLOW THAT IS RUNNING NWLY-SELY ACROSS MAINLY OUR NORTHEAST PTNS FA. THIS ALONG WITH RIDGING IN THE WEST SHOULD MAKE POPS MOST FAVORABLE IN OUR NORTH/EAST...LEAST SO IN OUR SOUTH/WEST. WARM/HUMID SUMMER- LIKE AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE THRU THE WEEKEND. NOTE THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY WAS DROPPED TODAY AS WINDS NEVER REALLY WERE ABLE TO GET GOING WITH PERHAPS A LITTLE MORE CLOUD COVER THAN ANTICIPATED. .LONG TERM...(SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY) ISSUED AT 235 PM CDT FRI MAY 4 2012 MON FROM 12Z ON IS EXPECTED TO BE WET AS LARGE SCALE FORCING AND MOISTURE ADVECTION WILL BE UNDERWAY DUE TO A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE PAH FCST AREA. SHOWERS AND TSTMS WILL BE COMMON...WITH BASIN AVERAGE QPFS A HALF INCH OR LESS. THERE IS SOME POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER WITH THE TSTM ACTIVITY. BY 12Z TUE...ALL BUT THE FAR ERN COUNTIES SHOULD BE FREE OF PCPN. THE 00Z ECMWF DEPICTED A CLOSED MID LEVEL LOW MOVING THROUGH THE REGION ON WED...BUT THE 12Z VERSION DID NOT CONTAIN THIS...AND WAS IN AGREEMENT WITH THE MAJORITY OF MED RANGE GUIDANCE. THUS...IT IS BELIEVED THAT DRY NWRLY FLOW WILL BE PROMINENT ENOUGH TO PRECLUDE MEASURABLE PCPN THROUGH DAY 7. WITH THIS PATTERN...EXPECT A COOLER AND LESS HUMID TREND. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SATURDAY NIGHT) ISSUED AT 1153 PM CDT FRI MAY 4 2012 SHRA/TSTMS WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE KEVV/KOWB TAF SITES THROUGH 09Z...WITH MVFR CIGS AND MVFR TO IFR VSBYS POSSIBLE. AFTER THESE MOVE THROUGH...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT ALL SITES THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. ISOLATED SHRA/TSTM POSSIBLE THROUGH TAF PERIOD...BUT CHANCES TOO LOW INCLUDE. WINDS WILL BE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 KTS...TURNING NORTHEAST AT KEVV/KOWB BY 00Z. && .PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IL...NONE. MO...NONE. IN...NONE. KY...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, May 4, 4:03 PM CDT, 8 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 403 PM CDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-051000- JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON- WHITE-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION IL-JOHNSON-POPE- HARDIN-ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH- WARRICK-SPENCER-FULTON-HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-GRAVES- LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-CRITTENDEN-LYON-TRIGG-CALDWELL- UNION KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN- MUHLENBERG-TODD-PERRY MO-BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER- RIPLEY-BUTLER-STODDARD-SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID- 403 PM CDT FRI MAY 4 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY...AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER CONTINUES TO OUTLOOK AREAS EAST OF INTERSTATE 55 FOR A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS INCLUDES ALL OF WEST KENTUCKY...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA...AND A SMALL PART OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WILL BE LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS AND MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY WITH SMALL CHANCES CONTINUING SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY NORTHWEST OF THE OHIO RIVER. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIKELY MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT AS A STRONGER COLD FRONT PUSHES SOUTHEAST ACROSS OUR REGION. WHILE SOME ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE CERTAINLY POSSIBLE MONDAY...THE POTENTIAL FOR ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION COULD BE REQUESTED OVERNIGHT.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 4, 9:44 PM CDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
944 PM CDT FRI MAY 04 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0942 PM HAIL EVANSVILLE 37.98N 87.54W
05/04/2012 E0.75 INCH VANDERBURGH IN TRAINED SPOTTER
WEST SIDE OF EVANSVILLE
&&
DLLLocal storm report, May 4, 9:48 PM CDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
948 PM CDT FRI MAY 04 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0947 PM HAIL EVANSVILLE 37.98N 87.54W
05/04/2012 E1.00 INCH VANDERBURGH IN TRAINED SPOTTER
WEST SIDE OF EVANSVILLE
&&
DLLLocal storm report, May 4, 9:49 PM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
949 PM CDT FRI MAY 04 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0945 PM HAIL KASSON 38.02N 87.64W
05/04/2012 E1.00 INCH VANDERBURGH IN TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
DLLLocal storm report, May 4, 10:02 PM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1002 PM CDT FRI MAY 04 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1001 PM HAIL EVANSVILLE 37.98N 87.54W
05/04/2012 E1.25 INCH VANDERBURGH IN TRAINED SPOTTER
JUST NORTH OF DOWNTOWN EVANSVILLE
&&
DLLLocal storm report, May 4, 10:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1012 PM CDT FRI MAY 04 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1010 PM HAIL EVANSVILLE 37.98N 87.54W
05/04/2012 E1.00 INCH VANDERBURGH IN TRAINED SPOTTER
NORTH SIDE OF DOWNTOWN EVANSVILLE
&&
DLLLocal storm report, May 4, 10:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1014 PM CDT FRI MAY 04 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1001 PM HAIL EVANSVILLE 37.98N 87.54W
05/04/2012 E1.75 INCH VANDERBURGH IN BROADCAST MEDIA
WEST SIDE OF EVANSVILLE AT HOWELL PARK
&&
DLLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Wayne | 36 min |
| May 4, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Edwards, Wayne | 32 min |
| May 4, 7:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Edwards, Wayne | 32 min |
| May 4, 8:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Hamilton, White | 39 min |
| May 4, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Edwards, Wabash | 32 min |
| May 4, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Wabash | 31 min |
| May 4, 11:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Hamilton | 16 min |
| May 5, 12:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Wabash | 41 min |
| May 5, 4:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Jefferson | 33 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.