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Tornado Warning 57, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this tornado warning at Mar 23, 2012, 12:18 PM CDT for Franklin County, Jackson County, Perry County, Illinois. It was in force for 42 min. 8 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
- Mar 23, 2012, 12:18 PM CDT (17:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 23, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Franklin County, IL, Jackson County, IL, Perry County, IL
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 12:23 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | De Soto, IL | SPOTTER REPORTS ROTATING WALL CLOUD NEAR DE SOTO |
| Mar 23, 12:24 PM CDT | TORNADO 1 | 3 Nw De Soto, IL | THE FOLLOWING IS THE PRELIMINARY DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FOR JACKSON COUNTY ILLINOIS. * EVENT TYPE.........EF1 TORNADO * EVENT DATE.........FRIDAY MARCH 23 2012 * EVENT TIME.........BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 1224 PM CDT * EVENT LOCATION.....THE TORNADO BEGAN 3.5 NORTHW |
| Mar 23, 12:24 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Nw De Soto, IL | EVENT TYPE.........EF1 TORNADO EVENT DATE.........FRIDAY MARCH 23 2012 EVENT TIME.........BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 1224 PM CDT EVENT LOCATION.....THE TORNADO BEGAN 3.5 NORTHWEST OF DESOTO ALONG TRUAX TRAER ROAD AND TRAVELED NORTHEAST TO 3.5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DU |
| Mar 23, 12:30 PM CDT | TORNADO | Dowell, IL | BRIEF TOUCHDOWN JUST OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS OF DOWELL. IT TOUCHED DOWN AND THEN WENT BACK UP INTO THE CLOUDS. |
| Mar 23, 12:30 PM CDT | TORNADO | Elkville, IL | PUBLIC REPORT RELAYED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OF A TORNADO NEAR TRUAX AND TRAYER ROAD. |
| Mar 23, 12:42 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 E Du Quoin, IL | BRIEF ROPE TORNADO TOUCHDOWN AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL |
| Mar 23, 12:46 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | Du Quoin, IL | |
| Mar 23, 12:47 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Du Quoin, IL |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 11:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 245 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
- 808 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
918 WFUS53 KPAH 231718 TORPAH ILC055-077-145-231800- /O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0057.120323T1718Z-120323T1800Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1218 PM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS... NORTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... SOUTHEASTERN PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS... * UNTIL 100 PM CDT. * AT 1217 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR DE SOTO...OR 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF MURPHYSBORO. A TORNADO MAY DEVELOP AT ANY TIME! DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADIC STORM MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNED AREA INCLUDE... DU QUOIN...CHRISTOPHER...BENTON...ELKVILLE...VALIER...WEST CITY... SESSER...DOWELL...NORTH CITY AND BUCKNER. 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 3812 8915 3805 8884 3780 8924 3784 8938 TIME...MOT...LOC 1719Z 216DEG 33KT 3784 8924 $$
2 follow-up statements
921 WWUS53 KPAH 231734 SVSPAH SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1234 PM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ILC055-077-145-231800- /O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-120323T1800Z/ JACKSON IL-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN IL- 1234 PM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN AND SOUTHEASTERN PERRY COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...AND NORTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNTIL 100 PM CDT... AT 1230 PM CDT...THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ELKVILLE...OR 7 MILES SOUTH OF DU QUOIN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. AT 1231 PM...A BRIEF TORNADO TOUCH DOWN WAS REPORTED JUST OUTSIDE OF DOWELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 3789 8922 3792 8931 3812 8915 3805 8884 TIME...MOT...LOC 1732Z 203DEG 25KT 3792 8923 $$
282 WWUS53 KPAH 231749 SVSPAH SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1249 PM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ILC055-077-145-231800- /O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-120323T1800Z/ JACKSON IL-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN IL- 1249 PM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN AND SOUTHEASTERN PERRY COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...AND NORTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNTIL 100 PM CDT... AT 1246 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DU QUOIN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TORNADO TOUCH DOWNS AND FUNNEL CLOUDS WITH THIS STORM. IN ADDITION...GOLF BALL WAS REPORTED IN DU QUOIN WITH THIS STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND AT TIMES WITH THIS STORM. 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 3789 8922 3792 8931 3812 8915 3805 8884 TIME...MOT...LOC 1748Z 212DEG 23KT 3802 8917 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 11:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Jackson, Union | 46 min |
| Mar 23, 11:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Johnson, Massac, Pope | 26 min |
| Mar 23, 11:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Johnson, Pope, Saline, Williamson | 30 min |
| Mar 23, 11:51 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jackson | 24 min |
| Mar 23, 12:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Hamilton, Saline, Williamson | 30 min |
| Mar 23, 12:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Massac, Pope | 23 min |
| Mar 23, 12:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Franklin, Jefferson, Perry | 35 min |
| Mar 23, 1:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jefferson | 46 min |
| Mar 23, 1:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Edwards, Wabash, Wayne, White | 28 min |
| Mar 23, 1:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Wayne | 23 min |
| Mar 23, 2:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Edwards, Wabash | 33 min |
| Mar 23, 2:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Wayne | 14 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.