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Tornado Warning 14, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this tornado warning at Feb 29, 2012, 5:14 AM CST for Ballard County, McCracken County, Kentucky; Massac County, Pulaski County, Illinois. It was in force for 31 min. 7 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
- Feb 29, 2012, 5:14 AM CST (11:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 29, 2012, 5:45 AM CST
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Massac County, IL, Pulaski County, IL, Ballard County, KY, McCracken County, KY
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:15 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 5:16 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | La Center, KY | POWER POLE SNAPPED AND LAYING ACROSS A MOBILE HOME. INDIVIDUALS TRAPPED INSIDE. WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED 60 MPH. NO INJURIES REPORTED AT THIS TIME. |
| Feb 29, 5:18 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Bandana, KY | LATE REPORT...POSSIBLE TORNADO. DAMAGE PATH BETWEEN BANDANA AND RAGSDALE. 1 MOBILE HOME AND 1 FARM DESTROYED NEAR BANDANA. 1 MOBILE HOME DESTORYED IN RAGSDALE ALONG OSCAR TURNER ROAD. |
| Feb 29, 5:20 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Ragland, KY | MOBILE HOME DESTORYED ALONG OGDEN LANDING ROAD. LATE REPORT. |
| Feb 29, 5:20 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | West Paducah, KY | MOBILE HOME DESTORYED ALONG OGDEN LANDING ROAD. LATE REPORT. |
| Feb 29, 5:25 AM CST | TSTM WND GST 60 | Round Knob, IL | 60 PLUS MPH WINDS REPORTED AND DIME SIZE HAIL |
| Feb 29, 5:35 AM CST | TORNADO | Metropolis, IL | OFFICE OF EM REPORTING TORNADO NEAR METROPOLIS ILLINOIS. SEEING POWER FLASHES FROM TRANSFORMERS ALSO. |
| Feb 29, 5:40 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Oscar, KY | A FEW BARNS AND A MACHINE SHED BLOWN DOWN. PORCH BLOWN OFF OF HOME. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 1:14 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 232 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
- 1873 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 171 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 309 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
906
WFUS53 KPAH 291114
TORPAH
ILC127-153-KYC007-145-291145-
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0014.120229T1114Z-120229T1145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
514 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
MASSAC COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
EAST CENTRAL PULASKI COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
NORTHERN BALLARD COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
NORTHERN MCCRACKEN COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 545 AM CST.
* AT 510 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF LA CENTER...AND MOVING EAST
AT 55 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNED AREA INCLUDE...
METROPOLIS...WEST PADUCAH...BROOKPORT...KEVIL AND JOPPA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3722 8907 3729 8864 3727 8862 3709 8856
3706 8908
TIME...MOT...LOC 1114Z 263DEG 48KT 3715 8898
$$2 follow-up statements
536
WWUS53 KPAH 291127
SVSPAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
527 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012
KYC007-291137-
/O.CAN.KPAH.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120229T1145Z/
BALLARD KY-
527 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN BALLARD COUNTY IN WESTERN
KENTUCKY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3711 8886 3726 8884 3729 8865 3726 8862
3714 8858
TIME...MOT...LOC 1127Z 258DEG 49KT 3719 8874
$$
ILC127-KYC145-291145-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120229T1145Z/
MASSAC IL-MCCRACKEN KY-
527 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL MASSAC COUNTY IN
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...AND NORTH CENTRAL MCCRACKEN COUNTY IN WESTERN
KENTUCKY UNTIL 545 AM CST...
AT 524 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR METROPOLIS...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3711 8886 3726 8884 3729 8865 3726 8862
3714 8858
TIME...MOT...LOC 1127Z 258DEG 49KT 3719 8874
$$693
WWUS53 KPAH 291134
SVSPAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
534 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012
ILC127-KYC145-291144-
/O.CAN.KPAH.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120229T1145Z/
MASSAC IL-MCCRACKEN KY-
534 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL MASSAC COUNTY IN SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...AND NORTH CENTRAL MCCRACKEN COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR
PROPERTY...HOWEVER SMALL HAIL IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 3711 8886 3726 8884 3729 8865 3726 8862
3714 8858
TIME...MOT...LOC 1134Z 258DEG 49KT 3720 8862
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 4:46 AM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Ballard | 29 min |
| Feb 29, 5:04 AM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Henderson, Union | 26 min |
| Feb 29, 5:16 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Ballard, Carlisle | 29 min |
| Feb 29, 5:23 AM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Fulton | 37 min |
| Feb 29, 5:31 AM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Henderson, Union | 29 min |
| Feb 29, 5:46 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Crittenden, Livingston | 29 min |
| Feb 29, 5:50 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Ballard, Livingston, McCracken | 16 min |
| Feb 29, 5:54 AM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Carlisle, Hickman | 15 min |
| Feb 29, 5:56 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Daviess, Henderson | 34 min |
| Feb 29, 5:59 AM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Crittenden, Livingston | 31 min |
| Feb 29, 5:59 AM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Henderson | 31 min |
| Feb 29, 6:17 AM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Crittenden, Hopkins, Webster | 28 min |
| Feb 29, 6:22 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Daviess, Henderson, McLean | 38 min |
| Feb 29, 6:28 AM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Daviess | 17 min |
| Feb 29, 6:34 AM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg | 26 min |
| Feb 29, 6:58 AM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | McLean, Muhlenberg | 17 min |
| Feb 29, 7:01 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Graves, Livingston, Lyon, McCracken, Marshall | 44 min |
| Feb 29, 7:06 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Fulton | 24 min |
| Feb 29, 7:20 AM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg | 25 min |
| Feb 29, 7:29 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Fulton | 31 min |
| Feb 29, 7:35 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Calloway, Graves, Lyon, Marshall, Trigg | 25 min |
| Feb 29, 7:58 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | McLean, Muhlenberg | 17 min |
| Feb 29, 8:02 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Christian, Hopkins, Lyon, Trigg | 28 min |
| Feb 29, 8:19 AM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Christian, Trigg | 26 min |
| Feb 29, 8:44 AM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Christian, Todd | 46 min |
| Feb 29, 8:50 AM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Muhlenberg | 25 min |
| Feb 29, 8:59 AM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Calloway, Marshall, Trigg | 31 min |
| Feb 29, 9:19 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Christian, Hopkins, Lyon, Muhlenberg, Todd and 1 more | 26 min |
| Feb 29, 9:24 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Calloway | 6 hr |
| Feb 29, 9:27 AM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Christian, Trigg | 33 min |
| Feb 29, 9:50 AM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Christian, Todd | 25 min |
| Feb 29, 9:54 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Calloway, Marshall, Trigg | 6 hr |
| Feb 29, 9:58 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Christian, Trigg | 32 min |
| Feb 29, 10:14 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Christian, Muhlenberg, Todd | 11 min |
| Feb 29, 10:19 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Christian, Todd | 6 hr |
| Feb 29, 10:21 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Calloway, Marshall, Trigg | 24 min |
| Feb 29, 10:31 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Christian, Muhlenberg, Todd | 29 min |
| Feb 29, 11:17 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Muhlenberg | 28 min |
| Feb 29, 11:28 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Todd | 20 min |
| Feb 28, 10:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Gallatin, White | 24 min |
| Feb 29, 3:43 AM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Union | 32 min |
| Feb 29, 4:08 AM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jackson, Johnson, Union, Williamson | 22 min |
| Feb 29, 4:25 AM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jackson, Johnson, Saline, Union, Williamson | 35 min |
| Feb 29, 4:43 AM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Gallatin, Saline, Williamson | 32 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.