Alert archive / Illinois / Tornado Warnings in 2013
Tornado Warning 33, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 18, 2013, 2:11 PM CDT for Franklin County, Illinois. It was in force for 34 min. 2 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
- Apr 18, 2013, 2:11 PM CDT (19:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 18, 2013, 2:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Franklin County, IL
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:11 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 2:24 PM CDT | HAIL 0.25 | Benton, IL | |
| Apr 18, 2:31 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Orient, IL | LAW ENFORCEMENT RELAYED REPORT OF ROTATING WALL CLOUD NEAR ORIENT...NORTHWEST OF WEST FRANKFORT. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 9:25 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 242 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
- 474 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -203 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -478 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
766
WFUS53 KPAH 181911
TORPAH
ILC055-181945-
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0033.130418T1911Z-130418T1945Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
211 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 245 PM CDT
* AT 208 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ZEIGLER...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WEST FRANKFORT...BENTON...WEST CITY...THOMPSONVILLE AND HANAFORD.
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 8871 3786 8871 3786 8908 3797 8910
TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 240DEG 38KT 3795 8899
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Apr 18, 2:01 PM CDT, 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 18, 2:01 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
201 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013
.SHORT TERM...(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 1139 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013
CONVECTIVE LINE IN TWO PARTS. THE NORTHERN PART ACCELERATED A
LITTLE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE...REACHING ACROSS THE WABASH THIS MORNING
BUT STAYING NORTH OF US. NOW THE LINE IS CLOSER TO ORIGINAL TRACK
SINCE UPPER SPEED CORE IS DIGGING TROF A LITTLE TO THE SOUTH AND
WEST. SURFACE LOW PRESSURE LIFTING ACROSS MO AND 2ND PART OF LINE
IS MOVING INTO SEMO WITH IT. THIS IS THE MAIN THRUST AREA FOR SVR
CONVECTION FOR NOW. FURTHER EAST...BREAKS IN CLOUDS ARE ALLOWING
THE FARTHEST EASTERN PTNS OF THE FA TO HEAT UP CLOSE TO THE FREE
AMBIENT/CONVECTIVE TEMP. CURRENT WATCH EXTENDS TO ABOUT THIS
AREA...AND POINTS EAST MAY BE INCLUDED IN A NEW WATCH LATER. WILL
CONTINUE TO MONITOR CLOSELY.
12Z MODELS ARE IN SYNC..WITH FRONT/CONVECTION STILL POISED TO
MAKE WAY THRU FA BY MID EVENING...AND HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS BEHIND
FRONT CONTINUING THRU NIGHT BUT ENDING BY/BEFORE 12Z FRIDAY.
COOLER AIR WILL BE USHERED IN ITS DEPARTING WAKE TOMORROW.
STRONG WINDS/GUSTS IN TIGHT GRADIENT OF WARM SECTOR WILL CONTINUE
WITH WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THRU MIDNIGHT...THIS WILL COVER THE
STILL TIGHT GRADIENT FIRST FEW HOURS AFTER FROPA AS WELL.
.LONG TERM...(FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 200 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT...AND GUIDANCE
HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY INDICATING LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 30S FOR
THE ENTIRE PAH FORECAST AREA FOR SEVERAL DAYS. WILL CONTINUE TO
KEEP FROST MENTIONED FOR LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH A FROST ADVISORY
POSSIBLY ISSUED TONIGHT OR TOMORROW.
QUIET WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SUNSHINE ON
SATURDAY WILL HELP HIGH TEMPERATURES BE 5 TO 8 DEGREES WARMER THAN
FRIDAY. EVEN A BIT WARMER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY WITH
WINDS TAKING ON A MORE SOUTHERLY COMPONENT AS THE HIGH MOVES EAST.
HIGHS WILL REACH NEAR NORMAL READINGS IN THE UPPER 60S TO AROUND 70
DEGREES ON MONDAY AS WINDS INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH.
ECMWF AND GFS ARE STILL IN TIMING DISAGREEMENT WITH OUR WEATHER
SYSTEM EARLY/MID NEXT WEEK. GFS TAKES A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE FA
ON TUESDAY...WHILE ECMWF IS ABOUT 12 HOURS SLOWER AND TAKES THE
FRONT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. WENT WITH SLIGHT TO LOW CHANCES POPS
MONDAY NIGHT FOR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE
OHIO RIVER. WENT WITH HIGH CHANCE TO LIKELY POPS TUESDAY INTO
TUESDAY NIGHT...WHEN BOTH MODELS SHOW THE HIGHEST QPF AMOUNTS.
BEHIND THIS SYSTEM...ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT COOL DOWN IS EXPECTED FOR
WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...WITH TEMPERATURES 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL.
&&
.AVIATION...
ISSUED AT 1139 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013
VFR DECKS WILL PREVAIL TIL THE CONVECTIVE LINE MAKES ITS PUSH
ACROSS THE FLIGHT TERMINALS. WHILE WE CANNOT RULE OUT DEVELOPMENT
AHEAD OF THE LINE...AT THIS WRITING...IT APPEARS THE INTRO OF MVFR
CIGS WILL COME WITH THE LINE ITSELF...LATE THIS PM. IFR VSBYS MAY
ACCOMPANY THE LINE IN THE HEAVIEST STORM PERIOD FOR A COUPLE OF
HOURS AS THE FRONT MAKES PASSAGE...FOLLOWED BY CONTINUED MVFR
CIGS/VSBYS IN THE POST FRONTAL RAIN SHOWERS THAT WILL LAST 1 TO 3
HOURS AS WELL. STRONG GRADIENT WINDS AHEAD OF THE INCOMING SYSTEM
WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GUSTS INTO THE 40S KTS AND A CONVECTIVELY
AIDED BURST COULD GO HIGHER.
&&
.PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IL...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR ILZ075>078-080>094.
MO...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR MOZ076-086-087-100-
107>112-114.
IN...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR INZ081-082-085>088.
KY...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR KYZ001>022.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 18, 9:31 AM CDT, 4 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 931 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-191000- 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- 931 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY...AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR MOST OF THE QUAD STATE...EXCLUDING THE FAR EASTERN EDGE OF THE PENNYRILE. REFER TO THE WATCH FOR DETAILED INFORMATION. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE QUAD STATE UNTIL MIDNIGHT. REFER TO THE ADVISORY FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTER THIS STORM SYSTEM PASSES...MUCH COOLER AIR WILL INFILTRATE THE REGION FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR FROST FORMATION LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AS LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 30S ARE FORECAST WITH CLEARING SKIES AND DIMINISHING WINDS. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...AND THERE IS A SMALL POTENTIAL OF ORGANIZED SEVERE STORMS. DUE TO LIMITED MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY...SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL WITH THIS SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO BE LOWER THAN TODAY AND TONIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED TODAY AND COULD INCLUDE TONIGHT.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 18, 10:36 AM CDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1036 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013 MOZ100-107>109-181645- WAYNE MO-CARTER-RIPLEY-BUTLER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PIEDMONT...VAN BUREN...DONIPHAN... POPLAR BLUFF 1036 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS PACKING 60 MPH WIND GUSTS OR BETTER WILL BE HITTING CARTER AND RIPLEY COUNTIES IMMINENTLY...AND SHOULD REACH THE POPLAR BLUFF AREA BY NOON. REMEMBER THIS AREA IS UNDER A TORNADO WATCH...SO THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO AS WELL. AT 1035 AM...RADAR SHOWS THE LINE EXTENDING FROM ALTON MISSOURI TO OXFORD ARKANSAS.
Local storm report, Apr 18, 1:57 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
157 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0152 PM TORNADO 2 SW ROYALTON 37.86N 89.14W
04/18/2013 WILLIAMSON IL PUBLIC
EMERGENCY MANAGER RELAYED A PUBLIC REPORT OF A FUNNEL
CLOUD THAT BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN. NO DAMAGE INFORMATION
RELAYED AT THIS TIME.
&&
K. SMITHLocal storm report, Apr 18, 2:11 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
211 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0208 PM FUNNEL CLOUD BUSH 37.84N 89.13W
04/18/2013 WILLIAMSON IL TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED A ROTATING WALL CLOUD BETWEEN
BUSH AND HURST.
&&
K. SMITHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 9:51 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Wayne, White | 3 days |
| Apr 17, 10:05 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Alexander, Jackson, Union | 38 days |
| Apr 17, 10:05 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Alexander | 32 days |
| Apr 18, 9:18 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Gallatin, Wayne, White | 24 days |
| Apr 18, 10:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Gallatin, Wabash, White | 25 days |
| Apr 18, 1:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jackson | 35 min |
| Apr 18, 1:17 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Jackson | 25 days |
| Apr 18, 1:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jackson, Perry | 30 min |
| Apr 18, 1:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Franklin, Jackson, Williamson | 28 min |
| Apr 18, 1:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Franklin, Jefferson, Perry | 33 min |
| Apr 18, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Edwards, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Wabash, Wayne and 1 more | 60 min |
| Apr 18, 2:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Franklin, Hamilton | 42 min |
| Apr 18, 6:46 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Alexander, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 18, 6:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson and 9 more | 6 hr |
Nearby
Tornado Warnings in Illinois, 2013Every tornado warning in 2013Tornadoes in 2013
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.