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Tornado Warning 39, NWS Paducah, KY

June 4, 2014Gallatin County, Illinois

NWS Paducah, KY issued this tornado warning at Jun 4, 2014, 5:24 PM CDT for Gallatin County, Illinois. It was in force for 36 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 4, 2014, 5:24 PM CDT (22:24 UTC)
Expired
Jun 4, 2014, 6:00 PM CDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

County Gallatin County, IL

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 4, 2:21 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 232 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2014-06-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 797 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2014-06-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 47 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
797 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-29 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
869 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
47 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.4

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

301 
WFUS53 KPAH 042224
TORPAH
ILC059-042300-
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0039.140604T2224Z-140604T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
524 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  GALLATIN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 600 PM CDT

* AT 523 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR RIDGWAY...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
           TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
           LIKELY.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  SHAWNEETOWN AROUND 545 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE JUNCTION AND OLD SHAWNEETOWN.

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 3777 8805 3761 8821 3779 8837 3790 8837
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 313DEG 22KT 3779 8829

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$
1 follow-up statement
460 
WWUS53 KPAH 042232
SVSPAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
532 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2014

ILC059-042300-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-140604T2300Z/
GALLATIN IL-
532 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN GALLATIN COUNTY
IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNTIL 600 PM CDT...

AT 527 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 
WAS LOCATED JUST SOUTHWEST OF RIDGWAY...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 
MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
         LIKELY.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  SHAWNEETOWN AROUND 545 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE OLD SHAWNEETOWN.

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 3777 8805 3761 8821 3776 8831 3781 8828
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 313DEG 23KT 3776 8825

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 4, 3:09 AM CDTLake Wind AdvisoryPAHAlexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 13 more16 hr
Jun 4, 3:58 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningPAHFranklin, Hamilton, Jefferson3 hr
Jun 4, 4:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHHamilton, Saline38 min
Jun 4, 4:43 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPAHWhite2 hr
Jun 4, 5:12 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningPAHGallatin, Hamilton, Saline3 hr
Jun 4, 5:43 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHGallatin, Hardin47 min
Jun 4, 5:44 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPAHWhite2 hr
Jun 4, 5:53 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPAHFranklin, Hamilton, Jackson, Johnson, Perry, Pope and 3 more112 min
Jun 4, 6:05 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningPAHGallatin, Hardin3 hr
Jun 4, 6:10 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPAHGallatin, Hardin, Pope, Saline2 hr
Jun 4, 6:25 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPAHPerry2 hr
Jun 4, 6:30 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPAHHardin2 hr

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.