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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 432, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 7, 2012, 10:29 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 61 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 7, 2012, 10:29 PM CDT (03:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 7, 2012, 11:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Christian County, KY, Muhlenberg County, KY, Todd County, KY, Trigg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 116 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
- 2335 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1287 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Sep 7, 7:27 PM CDT, 3 hours 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 7, 7:27 PM CDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 727 PM CDT FRI SEP 7 2012 .UPDATE... ISSUED AT 716 PM CDT FRI SEP 7 2012 STORM UPDATE...DURING THE PAST HOUR...SHEAR ALOFT HAS INCREASED ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING SOUTHEAST FROM CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND WITH NEW THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...AHEAD OF THE SOUTHERN MISSOURI LARGE SCALE BOW ECHO. DURING THE NEXT ONE TO TWO HOURS...LOOK FOR NEW UPSCALE CONVECTION /THUNDERSTORMS/ AHEAD OF THE MAIN LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO PULSE UP CLOSE TO OR EXCEED SEVERE LEVELS. AT THIS TIME...THE PRIMARY CONCERN WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. THERE IS AN MCV /MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE VORTEX/ EVOLVING OVER JACKSON COUNTY NEAR KMDH /SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AIRPORT/...AROUND CARBONDALE ILLINOIS ATR 0022Z /722 PM CDT/...A CORRIDOR OF WINDS AT OR ABOVE SEVERE LEVELS WILL LIKELY ACROSS FRANKIN...WILLIAMSON...SALINE ...HAMILTON...WHITE AND GALLATIN COUNTY DURING THE NEXT ONE TO ONE AND HALF HOURS. THE NORTHERN EXTENT OF THESE STRONG WINDS MAY BE MITIGATED BY THE SOLID LINE OF STORMS MOVING SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE WABASH RIVER. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z SATURDAY EVENING) ISSUED AT 716 PM CDT FRI SEP 7 2012 THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE WDSPRD AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES...AND THE 00Z TAFS CONTAIN A GUESS AS TO TIMING OF CONVECTION. TSTMS ARE EXPECTED TO COME IN TWO WAVES AT THIS TIME...ONE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT AND ONE ASSOCIATED WITH IT. EXPECT IFR VSBYS UNDER TSTMS...WITH MOSTLY MVFR CIGS. THOUGH WINDS WILL BE GUSTING OUT OF THE NW BEHIND THE FRONT...CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE TOWARD SUNRISE. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY REACH SEVERE LIMITS. && .PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IL...NONE. MO...NONE. IN...NONE. KY...NONE. && UPDATE...SMITH AVIATION...DB
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 7, 12:54 PM CDT, 9 hours 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1254 PM CDT FRI SEP 7 2012 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-081000- 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- 1254 PM CDT FRI SEP 7 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY...AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO EARLY TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER HAZARDS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. SMALL...BRIEF TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED OUT ENTIRELY THAT COULD RESULT IN ENHANCED WIND DAMAGE. A TRANSITION FROM A SEVERE WEATHER RISK...TO HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS COULD RESULT IN SOME STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND THE FIRST HALF OF TONIGHT.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 7, 9:48 PM CDT, 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
948 PM CDT FRI SEP 07 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0940 PM TSTM WND GST ROCKPORT 37.88N 87.05W
09/07/2012 E67.00 MPH SPENCER IN TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...SOME LARGE...DOWN.
&&
DLLLocal storm report, Sep 7, 9:51 PM CDT, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
951 PM CDT FRI SEP 07 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0933 PM HEAVY RAIN PRINCETON 38.36N 87.57W
09/07/2012 E2.10 INCH GIBSON IN TRAINED SPOTTER
2.10 INCHES OF RAIN IN 1 HOUR AND TEN MINUTES
&&
DLLLocal storm report, Sep 7, 10:01 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1001 PM CDT FRI SEP 07 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0959 PM TSTM WND DMG MADISONVILLE 37.34N 87.51W
09/07/2012 HOPKINS KY TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE BLOWN OVER ONTO HOUSE ON EAST SIDE OF TOWN.
&&
K. SMITHLocal storm report, Sep 7, 10:03 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1003 PM CDT FRI SEP 07 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0915 PM TSTM WND DMG PETERSBURG 38.49N 87.28W
09/07/2012 PIKE IN TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL TREES DOWN. ALSO...POWER OUTAGES REPORTED
&&
DLLLocal storm report, Sep 7, 10:15 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 7:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Crittenden, Livingston | 27 min |
| Sep 7, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Henderson, Union | 19 min |
| Sep 7, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Henderson, Union | 32 min |
| Sep 7, 8:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Fulton | 23 min |
| Sep 7, 8:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Ballard | 37 min |
| Sep 7, 8:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Daviess, Henderson, Union | 37 min |
| Sep 7, 9:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Daviess, Henderson, McLean, Webster | 47 min |
| Sep 7, 9:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Christian, Hopkins | 52 min |
| Sep 7, 10:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Lyon, Marshall, Trigg | 42 min |
| Sep 7, 10:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Daviess, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg, Webster | 2 hr |
| Sep 7, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Edwards, Wabash, Wayne | 44 min |
| Sep 7, 7:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Franklin, Jefferson, Perry | 52 min |
| Sep 7, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Union | 33 min |
| Sep 7, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Franklin, Jackson, Williamson | 34 min |
| Sep 7, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Jackson, Johnson, Union, Williamson | 32 min |
| Sep 7, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Edwards, Wabash, Wayne | 47 min |
| Sep 7, 7:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Franklin, Hamilton, Johnson, Pope, Saline, Williamson | 25 min |
| Sep 7, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Perry, White | 37 min |
| Sep 7, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Butler, New Madrid, Scott, Stoddard | 49 min |
| Sep 7, 7:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Bollinger, Perry, Wayne | 40 min |
| Sep 7, 8:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Mississippi, New Madrid | 28 min |
| Sep 7, 8:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Perry, Scott, Stoddard, Wayne | 39 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.