Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 23, 2012, 12:14 AM CST for Christian County, Muhlenberg County, Todd County, Kentucky. It was in force for 33 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
- Jan 23, 2012, 12:14 AM CST (06:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2012, 12:47 AM CST
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Christian County, KY, Muhlenberg County, KY, Todd County, KY
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 7:28 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 111 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 517 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 337 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 371 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
039
WUUS53 KPAH 230614
SVRPAH
KYC047-177-219-230700-
/O.NEW.KPAH.SV.W.0021.120123T0614Z-120123T0700Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1214 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
MUHLENBERG COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
TODD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 100 AM CST.
* AT 1209 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS LINE EXTENDED FROM 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF
CENTRAL CITY TO 15 MILES SOUTH OF HOPKINSVILLE. THE STORMS WERE
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY
THESE DAMAGING WINDS.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNED AREA INCLUDE...
GREENVILLE...CENTRAL CITY...WEIR...POWDERLY...DUNMOR AND
DRAKESBORO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEEK SHELTER INDOORS. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR
THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CST MONDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY.
LAT...LON 3706 8694 3705 8705 3664 8705 3663 8706
3663 8759 3733 8715 3735 8701 3732 8698
3727 8697 3722 8690 3718 8689 3715 8692
3713 8689 3708 8689
TIME...MOT...LOC 0612Z 236DEG 65KT 3704 8720
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 0.75IN
$$2 follow-up statements
680
WWUS53 KPAH 230632
SVSPAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1232 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
KYC047-230640-
/O.CAN.KPAH.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120123T0700Z/
CHRISTIAN KY-
1232 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY
IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3706 8694 3705 8705 3664 8705 3663 8706
3663 8732 3725 8695 3722 8690 3718 8689
3715 8692 3713 8689 3708 8689
TIME...MOT...LOC 0630Z 236DEG 65KT 3722 8686
$$
KYC177-219-230700-
/O.CON.KPAH.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120123T0700Z/
MUHLENBERG KY-TODD KY-
1232 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
TODD AND SOUTHEASTERN MUHLENBERG COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY
UNTIL 100 AM CST...
AT 1227 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THE LINE EXTENDED FROM 10 MILES EAST OF CENTRAL
CITY TO ELKTON. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH.
PENNY SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE DAMAGING WINDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.
&&
LAT...LON 3706 8694 3705 8705 3664 8705 3663 8706
3663 8732 3725 8695 3722 8690 3718 8689
3715 8692 3713 8689 3708 8689
TIME...MOT...LOC 0630Z 236DEG 65KT 3722 8686
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 0.75IN
$$690
WWUS53 KPAH 230647
SVSPAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1247 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
KYC177-219-230658-
/O.CAN.KPAH.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120123T0700Z/
MUHLENBERG KY-TODD KY-
1247 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN TODD AND
SOUTHEASTERN MUHLENBERG COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3706 8694 3705 8705 3664 8705 3663 8706
3663 8732 3725 8695 3722 8690 3718 8689
3715 8692 3713 8689 3708 8689
TIME...MOT...LOC 0648Z 236DEG 65KT 3740 8652
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 8:54 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, McCracken | 4 hr |
| Jan 22, 8:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Fulton | 36 min |
| Jan 22, 9:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman | 30 min |
| Jan 22, 10:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, McCracken | 44 min |
| Jan 22, 10:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Crittenden, Graves, Livingston, Lyon, McCracken, Marshall | 48 min |
| Jan 22, 10:37 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Calloway, Graves, Marshall | 23 min |
| Jan 22, 10:40 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Caldwell, Calloway, Christian, Crittenden, Daviess, Henderson and 10 more | 3 hr |
| Jan 22, 10:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Calloway | 35 min |
| Jan 22, 10:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Christian, Crittenden, Henderson, Hopkins, Lyon and 3 more | 33 min |
| Jan 22, 11:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Henderson, Union | 34 min |
| Jan 22, 11:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Calloway, Marshall | 18 min |
| Jan 22, 11:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Calloway, Christian, Daviess, Henderson, Hopkins and 5 more | 45 min |
| Jan 23, 2:00 PM CST | River Flood Warning | PAH | Muhlenberg | 9 days |
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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.