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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this wind advisory at Mar 2, 2012, 1:30 AM CST for 4 states. It took effect at Mar 2, 2012, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 2, 2012, 1:30 AM CST (07:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 2, 2012, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 8:00 PM CST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
All 58 counties
Alexander County, IL, Edwards County, IL, Franklin County, IL, Gallatin County, IL, Hamilton County, IL, Hardin County, IL, Jackson County, IL, Jefferson County, IL, Johnson County, IL, Massac County, IL, Perry County, IL, Pope County, IL, Pulaski County, IL, Saline County, IL, Union County, IL, Wabash County, IL, Wayne County, IL, White County, IL, Williamson County, IL, Gibson County, IN, Pike County, IN, Posey County, IN, Spencer County, IN, Vanderburgh County, IN, Warrick County, IN, Ballard County, KY, Caldwell County, KY, Calloway County, KY, Carlisle County, KY, Christian County, KY, Crittenden County, KY, Daviess County, KY, Fulton County, KY, Graves County, KY, Henderson County, KY, Hickman County, KY, Hopkins County, KY, Livingston County, KY, Lyon County, KY, Marshall County, KY, McCracken County, KY, McLean County, KY, Muhlenberg County, KY, Todd County, KY, Trigg County, KY, Union County, KY, Webster County, KY, Bollinger County, MO, Butler County, MO, Cape Girardeau County, MO, Carter County, MO, Mississippi County, MO, New Madrid County, MO, Perry County, MO, Ripley County, MO, Scott County, MO, Stoddard County, MO, Wayne County, MO
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 228 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
- 3173 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 172 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
636 WWUS73 KPAH 020730 NPWPAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 130 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-021800- /O.NEW.KPAH.WI.Y.0003.120302T1600Z-120303T0200Z/ JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON- WHITE-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION IL-JOHNSON-POPE- HARDIN-ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH- WARRICK-SPENCER-FULTON-HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-GRAVES- LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-CRITTENDEN-LYON-TRIGG-CALDWELL- UNION KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN- MUHLENBERG-TODD-PERRY MO-BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER- RIPLEY-BUTLER-STODDARD-SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...FAIRFIELD...ALBION... MOUNT CARMEL...PINCKNEYVILLE...WEST FRANKFORT...MCLEANSBORO... CARMI...CARBONDALE...HERRIN...HARRISBURG...SHAWNEETOWN... JONESBORO...VIENNA...GOLCONDA...ELIZABETHTOWN...CAIRO... MOUND CITY...METROPOLIS...FORT BRANCH...PETERSBURG...POSEYVILLE... EVANSVILLE...BOONVILLE...ROCKPORT...HICKMAN...CLINTON... BARDWELL...WICKLIFFE...PADUCAH...MAYFIELD...SMITHLAND...BENTON... MURRAY...MARION...EDDYVILLE...CADIZ...PRINCETON...MORGANFIELD... DIXON...MADISONVILLE...HOPKINSVILLE...HENDERSON...OWENSBORO... CALHOUN...GREENVILLE...ELKTON...PERRYVILLE...MARBLE HILL... CAPE GIRARDEAU...PIEDMONT...VAN BUREN...DONIPHAN...POPLAR BLUFF... BLOOMFIELD...SIKESTON...CHARLESTON...NEW MADRID 130 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. * AFTER A WARM FRONT LIFTS THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EXTEND INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...PERSISTING UNTIL A COLD FRONT MAKES ITS PASSAGE LATE IN THE DAY. * TIMING: PEAK WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 100 PM AND 400 PM...IN THE MIDST OF THE TIGHTEST GRADIENT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. * WINDS: WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 35 MPH OUT OF THE SOUTH AND MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. THESE ARE THE WINDS THAT CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND ARE NOT TIED TO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY...WHICH MAY PRODUCE SEVERE GUSTS GREATER THAN THESE. * IMPACTS: WITH CLEANUP OF DAMAGE SITES STILL ONGOING FROM THE RECENT DEVASTATING TORNADO DAMAGE...THESE HIGH WINDS WILL CREATE A HAZARD FOR CLEANUP CREWS AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL. IN ADDITION...DIFFICULTY IN NEGOTIATING TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
1 follow-up statement
235 WWUS73 KPAH 022155 NPWPAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 355 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-030200- /O.CON.KPAH.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120303T0200Z/ JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON- WHITE-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION IL-JOHNSON-POPE- HARDIN-ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH- WARRICK-SPENCER-FULTON-HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-GRAVES- LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-CRITTENDEN-LYON-TRIGG-CALDWELL- UNION KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN- MUHLENBERG-TODD-PERRY MO-BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER- RIPLEY-BUTLER-STODDARD-SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...FAIRFIELD...ALBION... MOUNT CARMEL...PINCKNEYVILLE...WEST FRANKFORT...MCLEANSBORO... CARMI...CARBONDALE...HERRIN...HARRISBURG...SHAWNEETOWN... JONESBORO...VIENNA...GOLCONDA...ELIZABETHTOWN...CAIRO... MOUND CITY...METROPOLIS...FORT BRANCH...PETERSBURG...POSEYVILLE... EVANSVILLE...BOONVILLE...ROCKPORT...HICKMAN...CLINTON... BARDWELL...WICKLIFFE...PADUCAH...MAYFIELD...SMITHLAND...BENTON... MURRAY...MARION...EDDYVILLE...CADIZ...PRINCETON...MORGANFIELD... DIXON...MADISONVILLE...HOPKINSVILLE...HENDERSON...OWENSBORO... CALHOUN...GREENVILLE...ELKTON...PERRYVILLE...MARBLE HILL... CAPE GIRARDEAU...PIEDMONT...VAN BUREN...DONIPHAN...POPLAR BLUFF... BLOOMFIELD...SIKESTON...CHARLESTON...NEW MADRID 355 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. * STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. EVEN AFTER A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH AND THE STORM POTENTIAL DIMINISHES...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST NORTHWEST BUT CONTINUE TO GUST IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE. THERE COULD EVEN BE A FEW ISOLATED WIND GUSTS IN THE 50 TO 55 MPH RANGE. * IMPACTS: WITH CLEANUP OF DAMAGE SITES STILL ONGOING FROM THE RECENT DEVASTATING TORNADO DAMAGE...THESE HIGH WINDS WILL CREATE A HAZARD FOR CLEANUP CREWS AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL. IN ADDITION...DIFFICULTY IN NEGOTIATING TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR ANY WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 6:16 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Todd | 14 min |
| Mar 2, 12:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Ballard | 33 min |
| Mar 2, 1:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Crittenden, Livingston | 22 min |
| Mar 2, 1:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Ballard, Carlisle, Graves, McCracken | 34 min |
| Mar 2, 1:28 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Henderson, Union | 32 min |
| Mar 2, 1:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Graves, Livingston, McCracken, Marshall | 37 min |
| Mar 2, 1:49 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Crittenden, Livingston, Lyon, McCracken, Marshall | 26 min |
| Mar 2, 1:54 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Crittenden, Hopkins, Union, Webster | 36 min |
| Mar 2, 1:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Daviess, Henderson | 50 min |
| Mar 2, 1:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Fulton, Hickman | 18 min |
| Mar 2, 2:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Daviess, Hopkins, McLean, Webster | 33 min |
| Mar 2, 2:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Crittenden, Hopkins, Lyon | 30 min |
| Mar 2, 2:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Calloway, Graves, Marshall | 33 min |
| Mar 2, 2:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Daviess | 12 min |
| Mar 2, 2:44 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg | 19 min |
| Mar 2, 2:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Lyon, Trigg | 27 min |
| Mar 2, 3:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Christian, Trigg | 24 min |
| Mar 2, 3:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Christian, Muhlenberg, Todd | 39 min |
| Mar 2, 3:30 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Muhlenberg, Todd | 30 min |
| Mar 2, 3:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Christian, Todd | 25 min |
| Mar 2, 10:55 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Carter, Wayne | 35 min |
| Mar 2, 11:06 AM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Wayne | 24 min |
| Mar 2, 11:26 AM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Bollinger, Wayne | 34 min |
| Mar 2, 11:39 AM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Scott, Stoddard | 36 min |
| Mar 2, 12:03 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Cape Girardeau, Scott | 42 min |
| Mar 2, 12:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Scott, Stoddard | 34 min |
| Mar 2, 12:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Posey | 38 min |
| Mar 2, 12:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Gibson, Pike, Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick | 46 min |
| Mar 2, 12:41 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Gibson, Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick | 34 min |
| Mar 2, 12:58 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Gibson, Posey | 24 min |
| Mar 2, 1:09 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Gibson, Pike, Warrick | 21 min |
| Mar 2, 1:37 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Gibson, Pike, Warrick | 22 min |
| Mar 2, 2:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Spencer | 23 min |
| 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, 12:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Johnson, Union | 36 min |
| Mar 2, 12:53 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Johnson, Pope | 22 min |
| Mar 2, 1:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Massac, Pulaski | 20 min |
| Mar 2, 1:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Gallatin, Hardin, Pope, Saline | 34 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.