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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 20, NWS Paducah, KY

April 3, 2014Ripley County, Missouri

NWS Paducah, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 3, 2014, 7:26 PM CDT for Ripley County, Missouri. 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 3, 2014, 7:26 PM CDT (00:26 UTC)
Expired: Apr 3, 2014, 8:00 PM CDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Ripley County, MO

The radar

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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
Apr 3, 4:58 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

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 Apr 3, 2:52 PM CDT, 4 hours 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 2:52 PM CDT, 4 hours 34 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 9:14 AM CDT, 10 hours 12 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
914 AM CDT THU APR 3 2014

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-041000-
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-
914 AM CDT THU APR 3 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS FORECAST ACROSS THE
ENTIRE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND
TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE. THE BEST CHANCE TIME PERIOD FOR SEVERE
WEATHER IS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT...WHEN THE COLD FRONT MAKES
ITS APPROACH AND PASSAGE.

IN ADDITION...HIGH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES MEANS THUNDERSTORMS
ARE VERY EFFICIENT RAIN PRODUCERS TODAY AND TONIGHT. RAINFALL
RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR ARE OCCURRING AND REPEATING OVER
THE SAME AREAS IN MANY INSTANCES. WITH MORE HEAVY RAIN ON THE
WAY...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR MUCH OF THE QUAD
STATE...INCLUDING THE SOUTHEAST MISSOURI COUNTIES ALONG THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER...AND EXTENDING EASTWARD TO INCLUDE ALL OF
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...WESTERN KENTUCKY...AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA.
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT. NO SEVERE
STORMS ARE ANTICIPATED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

FLOOD AND SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS ARE ENCOURAGED TODAY AND TONIGHT
WITH SPOTTER ACTIVATION.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 3, 3:39 PM CDT, 3 hours 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
339 PM CDT THU APR 03 2014

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

0830 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 WNW CARMI             38.10N 88.21W
04/03/2014                   WHITE              IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            GROVE OF PINE TREES BROKEN OR BLOWN DOWN. ROOF LIFTED AND
            PARTIALLY DISPLACED ON A HOUSE, PART OF A MACHINE SHED
            ROOF BLOWN OFF WITH DOORS BLOWN IN. A GARAGE WAS BLOWN
            MOSTLY DOWN. SOME DEBRIS BLOWN AT LEAST 1/2 MILE AWAY.

&&

RICKS

Local storm report, Apr 3, 4:05 PM CDT, 3 hours 21 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 3, 4:21 PM CDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
421 PM CDT THU APR 03 2014

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

0350 PM     FLOOD            2 NE MOUNT VERNON       38.34N 88.88W
04/03/2014                   JEFFERSON          IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            2.3 INCHES OF RAIN. A CREEK WAS OVERFLOWING IN HIS
            BACKYARD.

&&

DLL

Local storm report, Apr 3, 5:17 PM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
517 PM CDT THU APR 03 2014

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

0514 PM     FLASH FLOOD      EVANSVILLE              37.98N 87.54W
04/03/2014                   VANDERBURGH        IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WATER FLOWING OVER NUMEROUS ROADS IN TOWN. DITCHES
            OVERFLOWING. CREEKS AT BANKFULL.

&&

RICKS

Local storm report, Apr 3, 5:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
535 PM CDT THU APR 03 2014

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

0522 PM     HEAVY RAIN       4 E EVANSVILLE          37.98N 87.47W
04/03/2014  M5.10 INCH       VANDERBURGH        IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SINCE 11 PM WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

&&

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Local storm report, Apr 3, 5:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 3, 8:18 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	McLean, Union, Webster	11 hr
Apr 3, 9:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Henderson	46 min
Apr 3, 10:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Henderson, Union	43 min
Apr 3, 11:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Daviess, Henderson	44 min
Apr 4, 6:22 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	PAH	Daviess, Henderson, McLean, Union, Webster	24 hr
Apr 4, 7:32 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	Daviess, Henderson	8 days
Apr 4, 11:21 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	Muhlenberg	5 days
Apr 4, 11:21 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	McLean, Webster	5 days
Apr 4, 11:57 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	Henderson, Union	10 days
Apr 4, 11:57 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	Union	12 days
Apr 4, 11:57 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	Crittenden, Union	14 days
Apr 4, 11:57 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	Crittenden, Livingston	11 days
Apr 4, 11:57 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	Ballard, McCracken	13 days
Apr 4, 11:57 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman	13 days
Apr 3, 7:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Gallatin, Saline, White	26 min
Apr 3, 8:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Jackson, Union	29 min
Apr 3, 8:15 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Saline and 5 more	11 hr
Apr 3, 8:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Jackson, Union, Williamson	51 min
Apr 3, 8:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Hamilton, Saline, Williamson	44 min
Apr 3, 8:34 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Union, Williamson	26 min
Apr 3, 8:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Johnson, Union, Williamson	50 min
Apr 3, 9:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Gallatin, Hamilton, Saline, White	45 min
Apr 3, 9:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Franklin, Jefferson, Perry	51 min
Apr 3, 9:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Gallatin, White	33 min
Apr 3, 9:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Alexander	27 min
Apr 3, 9:35 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Johnson, Saline, Williamson	40 min
Apr 3, 9:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Johnson, Massac, Pulaski, Union	45 min
Apr 3, 9:53 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Alexander, Johnson, Pulaski	9 hr
Apr 3, 9:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Johnson	33 min
Apr 3, 10:17 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Johnson, Pope	28 min
Apr 3, 10:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Jefferson, Wayne	51 min
Apr 3, 10:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Alexander	33 min
Apr 3, 10:45 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	Gallatin, Wabash, White	17 days
Apr 3, 11:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Alexander, Johnson, Union, Williamson	52 min
Apr 3, 11:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Gallatin, Hamilton, Johnson, Pope, Saline, White and 1 more	43 min
Apr 4, 6:32 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	PAH	Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Jefferson and 8 more	24 hr
Apr 4, 10:39 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	Franklin, Williamson	6 days
Apr 4, 10:39 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	Jackson	10 days
Apr 4, 11:39 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	Alexander, Jackson, Union	3 days
Apr 4, 11:39 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	Alexander	4 days
Apr 3, 7:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Butler, Carter, Ripley	29 min
Apr 3, 7:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Ripley	35 min
Apr 3, 8:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Bollinger, Cape Girardeau	30 min
Apr 3, 8:03 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Cape Girardeau	27 min
Apr 3, 8:04 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Ripley	26 min
Apr 3, 8:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Butler, Stoddard, Wayne	34 min
Apr 3, 8:16 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Butler, Ripley	14 min
Apr 3, 8:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Butler	15 min
Apr 3, 8:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Stoddard, Wayne	28 min
Apr 3, 8:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Bollinger, Butler, Stoddard, Wayne	31 min
Apr 3, 9:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Cape Girardeau, Scott, Stoddard	31 min
Apr 3, 9:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Carter, Ripley	43 min
Apr 3, 9:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Butler, Wayne	50 min
Apr 3, 9:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Perry	46 min
Apr 3, 10:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Bollinger, Stoddard	38 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Missouri, 2014 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2014

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.