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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 91, NWS Paducah, KY

July 23, 20134 counties in Kentucky

NWS Paducah, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 23, 2013, 7:44 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 46 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 23, 2013, 7:44 PM CDT (00:44 UTC)
Expired
Jul 23, 2013, 8:30 PM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Henderson County, KY, Hopkins County, KY, McLean County, KY, Webster County, KY

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Paducah, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 23, 6:50 PM CDT, 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 23, 6:50 PM CDT, 54 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
650 PM CDT TUE JUL 23 2013

.UPDATE...
UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION ONLY.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 100 PM CDT TUE JUL 23 2013

HIGH SURFACE CAPE JUST TO NORTH OF NORTHEASTERN PTN FA...IS WHERE
STORMS ARE FIRING AS COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES INTO THAT
VICINITY. NO ENERGY ALOFT THERE...BUT HIGH CAPE THERE EASTWARD
WITH INCOMING FRONT RESULTED IN THUNDERSTORM WATCH BOX TO OUR
EAST. OUR CHANCE WILL COME IN NEXT FEW HOURS...TO SEE IF MORNING
CONVECTIVE CAP ERODES AND ALLOWS DESTABILIZATION OVER WESTERN FA.
ALREADY CAPES TO 4000 J/KG WERE COALESCING IN CENTRAL MO...AND
THIS MAY BE IN THE OFFING FOR US AS CLOUDS START TO CLEAR. ENERGY
ALOFT THAT IS JUST UPSTREAM WILL THEN MOVE IN OVERTOP INCOMING
COLD FRONT AND LIKELY RESULT IN ANOTHER WATCH BOX FOR US...AGAIN
TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY NEXT COUPLE HOURS. DAMAGING WINDS LOOK TO
BE MAIN THREAT ALTHOUGH LARGE HAILERS NOT OUT OF QUESTION. LOCALLY
HEAVY RAIN A POSSIBLE TOO...AND WILL PAY ATTENTION TO OZARKS OF
SEMO IN PARTICULAR WHERE 2-3" AVERAGE QPF OCCURRED WITH THIS
MORNING'S ROUND OF PCPN.

THE AFOREMENTIONED SYSTEM POP CONTINUES IN W-NWLY FLOW FOR US FROM
AFTERNOON/EVENING INTO OVERNIGHT HOURS/WITH SOME LINGER EARLY WED
MORNING AS 2NDARY ENERGY MOVES OVER US. POPS END WITH DRIER AND
COOLER AIR WORKING THRU THE COLUMN WED PM...AND CARRIES ON THRU
THE END OF THE SHORT TERM PERIOD (THUR NIGHT). HIGH TEMP/HIGH
HUMIDITY ENVIRON TODAY TO THEN BE REPLACED WITH COMFORTING 5-10F
COOLOFF IN BOTH TEMP/TD NEXT COUPLE DAYS.

.LONG TERM...(FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 100 PM CDT TUE JUL 23 2013

MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD TO FAIR AGREEMENT IN THE EXTENDED. GOOD EARLY
ON AND FAIR NEXT WEEK WITH ONLY WEAK SIGNALS.

AS PREVIOUSLY STATED NOT MUCH RECOVERY AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM
SLATED FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. THE 00Z TUE ECMWF AND THE 12Z UKMET
AND 06Z TUE DGEX CONTINUES TO BRING AN MCS TYPE SYSTEM INTO THE AREA
EARLY SATURDAY AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE LATEST 12Z TUE GFS HAS LOST
THIS FEATURE AND HOLDS ONTO THE FRONT ONLY...WITH VERY LIMITED
PRECIP AMOUNTS. WILL HOLD ONTO THE MCS SYSTEM FOR NOW BUT WILL
MONITOR POSSIBLE ADJUSTMENTS. EITHER WAY THE NEXT SYSTEM IS NOW
BECOMING BETTER DEFINED AS A SATURDAY EVENT...POSSIBLY STARTING
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. WILL SEE WHAT THE EXTENDED INIT YIELDS AND
TRY TO FINE TUNE IT AFTER THAT. OTHERWISE COOLER.

THE MODELS SHOW ANOTHER SYSTEM RIDING IN ON THE NW FLOW ALOFT ABOUT
NEXT TUESDAY WILL KEEP LOW CHCS AT BEST WITH THIS SYSTEM. OTHERWISE
EXPECT COOLER AND DRIER CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL AFTER TODAY. TEMPS
WILL WARM A BIT SATURDAY THEN COOL BACK DOWN AFTER THE COLD FRONT
MOVES THROUGH.

&&

.AVIATION...
ISSUED AT 650 PM CDT TUE JUL 23 2013

VFR/MVFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OUTSIDE TSTM ACTIVITY THROUGH THE
00Z TAF PERIOD. PCPN IS POSSIBLE IN THE WRN HALF OF THE REGION IN
THE LATE EVENING AS A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS/TSTMS MIGHT SWEEP ACROSS
THE KCGI AND KPAH TERMINALS. A MVFR CIG IS POSSIBLE FOR A FEW HOURS
NEAR SUNRISE THERE ALSO. A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH/NNE GENERALLY AOB
10 KNOTS IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS DRIER AIR MOVES
IN.

&&

.PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IL...NONE.
MO...NONE.
IN...NONE.
KY...NONE.
&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 23, 4:49 AM CDT, 14 hours 55 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 23, 5:34 PM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
534 PM CDT TUE JUL 23 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0505 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GENTRYVILLE             38.11N 87.03W
07/23/2013                   SPENCER            IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN IN GENTRYVILLE.

&&

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Special weather statement, Jul 23, 6:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 23, 6:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
640 PM CDT TUE JUL 23 2013

ILZ083-087-INZ085>088-KYZ014-015-018>020-240145-
WHITE-GALLATIN-POSEY-VANDERBURGH-WARRICK-SPENCER-UNION KY-WEBSTER-
HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARMI...SHAWNEETOWN...POSEYVILLE...
EVANSVILLE...BOONVILLE...ROCKPORT...MORGANFIELD...DIXON...
HENDERSON...OWENSBORO...CALHOUN
640 PM CDT TUE JUL 23 2013

AT 635 PM...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED ALONG A LINE FROM
JUST NORTH OF MOUNT VERNON INDIANA TO THE EVANSVILLE AREA...IN
PARTICULAR THE SOUTHWEST SIDE...TO JUST NORTHWEST OF OWENSBORO
KENTUCKY. MOVEMENT OF THE ACTIVITY WAS SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH AND
WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHWEST KENTUCKY THROUGH 800 PM.

PEA SIZE HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED IN FROM THE WEST SIDE OF
EVANSVILLE. THE STRONGER STORMS IN THE LINE WILL BE CAPABLE OF UP
TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS 30 TO 45 MPH. HEAVY RAIN COULD
CAUSE STANDING WATER ACROSS ROADS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS. THE
STORMS OVER SOUTHERN VANDERBURGH COUNTY ARE HEADED TOWARD
HENDERSON.
Local storm report, Jul 23, 6:56 PM CDT, 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
656 PM CDT TUE JUL 23 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0655 PM     HAIL             1 SW ROCKPORT           37.87N 87.06W
07/23/2013  M0.88 INCH       SPENCER            IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PEA TO NICKLE SIZE HAIL REPORTED.

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SMITTY
Local storm report, Jul 23, 7:25 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 23, 7:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHHenderson44 min
Jul 23, 7:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHHenderson, Union43 min
Jul 23, 7:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHHenderson, Union, Webster46 min
Jul 23, 8:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHHopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg, Webster42 min
Jul 23, 8:21 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPAHCrittenden, Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg, Union, Webster114 min
Jul 23, 8:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHUnion30 min
Jul 23, 8:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHJohnson, Union37 min
Jul 23, 7:05 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPAHBollinger, Wayne115 min
Jul 23, 7:51 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPAHCape Girardeau, Perry114 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.