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Tornado Warning 32, NWS Paducah, KY

March 2, 2012Bollinger County, Wayne County, Missouri

NWS Paducah, KY issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 11:26 AM CST for Bollinger County, Wayne County, Missouri. It was in force for 34 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, 11:26 AM CST (17:26 UTC)
Expired
Mar 2, 2012, 12:00 PM CST
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Bollinger County, MO, Wayne County, MO

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:27 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, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 262 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.

950 
WFUS53 KPAH 021726
TORPAH
MOC017-223-021800-
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0032.120302T1726Z-120302T1800Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1126 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN BOLLINGER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
  EAST CENTRAL WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL NOON CST.

* AT 1120 AM CST...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR GREENVILLE.    
  DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS ROTATION SOUTHEAST OF GREENVILLE MOVING 
  EAST AT 60 MPH.

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

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNED AREA INCLUDE...
  MARBLE HILL...GRASSY...LEOPOLD AND ZALMA.

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 3734 8988 3708 8998 3699 9041 3717 9042
TIME...MOT...LOC 1724Z 253DEG 50KT 3710 9032

$$
2 follow-up statements
968 
WWUS53 KPAH 021736
SVSPAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1136 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

MOC223-021746-
/O.CAN.KPAH.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120302T1800Z/
WAYNE MO-
1136 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA.

LAT...LON 3709 9021 3721 9021 3734 8988 3708 8998
TIME...MOT...LOC 1736Z 253DEG 50KT 3714 9011

$$

MOC017-021800-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120302T1800Z/
BOLLINGER MO-
1136 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN BOLLINGER COUNTY
IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI UNTIL NOON CST...

AT 1135 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTH OF GRASSY...OR 12 MILES WEST OF 
ADVANCE...NEAR ZALMA...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

MORE THAN LIKELY YOU WILL NOT SEE THIS TORNADO UNTIL IT IS UPON YOU.

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 3709 9021 3721 9021 3734 8988 3708 8998
TIME...MOT...LOC 1736Z 253DEG 50KT 3714 9011

$$
649 
WWUS53 KPAH 021756 RRB
SVSPAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1156 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

MOC017-021806-
/O.EXP.KPAH.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120302T1800Z/
BOLLINGER MO-
1156 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN BOLLINGER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST 
MISSOURI WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.

LAT...LON 3709 9021 3721 9021 3734 8988 3708 8998
TIME...MOT...LOC 1756Z 253DEG 50KT 3722 8978

$$

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, 11:06 AM CSTTornado WarningPAHWayne24 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.