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Tornado Warning 31, NWS Paducah, KY

March 2, 2012Wayne County, Missouri

NWS Paducah, KY issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 11:06 AM CST for Wayne County, Missouri. It was in force for 24 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
Mar 2, 2012, 11:06 AM CST (17:06 UTC)
Expired
Mar 2, 2012, 11:30 AM CST
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Wayne County, MO

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 165 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 2, 9:54 AM CSTTornado Watch PDSSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 256 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Little Rock, AR at 12:00Z on 2012-03-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1625 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Little Rock, AR at 12:00Z on 2012-03-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 291 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1625 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-13 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
645 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
291 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
304 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
3.2
Supercell composite
11.9

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

005 
WFUS53 KPAH 021706
TORPAH
MOC223-021730-
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0031.120302T1706Z-120302T1730Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1106 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 1130 AM CST.

* AT 1103 AM CST...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF
  ELLSINORE...OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF PIEDMONT. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED
  THIS TORNADO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

  IN ADDITION...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNED AREA INCLUDE...
  GREENVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3707 9077 3726 9031 3706 9032 3696 9068
      3703 9074 3705 9073 3705 9075
TIME...MOT...LOC 1706Z 243DEG 48KT 3703 9066

$$
2 follow-up statements
995 
WWUS53 KPAH 021714
SVSPAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1114 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

MOC223-021730-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-120302T1730Z/
WAYNE MO-
1114 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL WAYNE COUNTY IN
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI UNTIL 1130 AM CST...

AT 1111 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF WILLIAMSVILLE...OR 9 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF PIEDMONT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

IN ADDITION...GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3713 9063 3726 9031 3706 9032 3698 9060
TIME...MOT...LOC 1714Z 243DEG 48KT 3708 9054

$$
572 
WWUS53 KPAH 021721
SVSPAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1121 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

MOC223-021730-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-120302T1730Z/
WAYNE MO-
1121 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL WAYNE COUNTY IN
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI UNTIL 1130 AM CST...

AT 1119 AM CST...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR GREENVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

IN ADDITION...GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3700 9055 3717 9054 3726 9031 3706 9032
TIME...MOT...LOC 1721Z 243DEG 48KT 3712 9043

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 2, 1:30 AM CSTWind AdvisoryPAHBollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Mississippi, New Madrid and 5 more19 hr
Mar 2, 10:55 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCarter, Wayne35 min
Mar 2, 11:26 AM CSTTornado WarningPAHBollinger, Wayne34 min
Mar 2, 11:39 AM CSTTornado WarningPAHBollinger, Cape Girardeau, Scott, Stoddard36 min
Mar 2, 12:03 PM CSTTornado WarningPAHCape Girardeau, Scott42 min
Mar 2, 12:26 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHScott, Stoddard34 min
Mar 2, 12:42 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHMississippi, Scott33 min

Nearby

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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.