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Tornado Warning 42, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 1:11 PM CST for 4 counties in Illinois. 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, 1:11 PM CST (19:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 1:45 PM CST
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Gallatin County, IL, Hardin County, IL, Pope County, IL, Saline County, IL
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:10 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 9:54 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 222 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
- 1667 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 523 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 175 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 169 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 6.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
501 WFUS53 KPAH 021911 TORPAH ILC059-069-151-165-021945- /O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0042.120302T1911Z-120302T1945Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 111 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN GALLATIN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... NORTHEASTERN POPE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... SOUTHEASTERN SALINE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... * UNTIL 145 PM CST. * AT 106 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CARRIERS MILLS...OR 14 MILES SOUTH OF HARRISBURG...AND MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNED AREA INCLUDE... KARBERS RIDGE AND GROSS. 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 3770 8817 3748 8812 3744 8852 3760 8855 TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 250DEG 55KT 3757 8842 $$
2 follow-up statements
466
WWUS53 KPAH 021917
SVSPAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
117 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
ILC151-165-021927-
/O.CAN.KPAH.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-120302T1945Z/
POPE IL-SALINE IL-
117 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SALINE AND NORTHEASTERN POPE
COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3770 8817 3748 8812 3752 8841 3760 8841
3760 8837 3765 8837
TIME...MOT...LOC 1917Z 250DEG 55KT 3760 8831
$$
ILC059-069-021945-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-120302T1945Z/
GALLATIN IL-HARDIN IL-
117 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN HARDIN AND
SOUTHWESTERN GALLATIN COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNTIL 145 PM
CST...
AT 115 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTH OF EQUALITY...OR 13 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF SHAWNEETOWN...MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.
IN ADDITION...GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL IS ALSO 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 3770 8817 3748 8812 3752 8841 3760 8841
3760 8837 3765 8837
TIME...MOT...LOC 1917Z 250DEG 55KT 3760 8831
$$955 WWUS53 KPAH 021931 SVSPAH SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 131 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ILC069-021941- /O.CAN.KPAH.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-120302T1945Z/ HARDIN IL- 131 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 3770 8817 3761 8815 3761 8821 3768 8823 TIME...MOT...LOC 1931Z 250DEG 55KT 3767 8806 $$ ILC059-021945- /O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-120302T1945Z/ GALLATIN IL- 131 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL GALLATIN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNTIL 145 PM CST... AT 129 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SHAWNEETOWN...MOVING EAST AT 65 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. && LAT...LON 3770 8817 3761 8815 3761 8821 3768 8823 TIME...MOT...LOC 1931Z 250DEG 55KT 3767 8806 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 1:30 AM CST | Wind Advisory | PAH | Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 13 more | 19 hr |
| Mar 2, 11:12 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Franklin, Jackson, Williamson | 33 min |
| Mar 2, 11:33 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Franklin, Jackson, Williamson | 42 min |
| Mar 2, 11:37 AM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Franklin, Hamilton, Saline | 23 min |
| Mar 2, 11:44 AM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Franklin, Hamilton, Saline, Williamson | 31 min |
| Mar 2, 12:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Edwards, Hamilton, White | 28 min |
| Mar 2, 12:03 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Alexander, Pulaski, Union | 42 min |
| Mar 2, 12:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Hamilton, White | 38 min |
| Mar 2, 12:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Wabash, White | 46 min |
| Mar 2, 12:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Johnson, Union | 36 min |
| Mar 2, 12:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Alexander, Pulaski | 33 min |
| Mar 2, 12:53 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Johnson, Pope | 22 min |
| Mar 2, 12:58 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | White | 24 min |
| Mar 2, 1:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Massac, Pulaski | 20 min |
| Mar 2, 1:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Massac, Pope | 22 min |
| Mar 2, 1:28 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Gallatin | 32 min |
| Mar 2, 1:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Massac | 37 min |
| Mar 2, 1:49 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Massac, Pope | 26 min |
| Mar 2, 1:54 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Hardin | 36 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.