Alert archive / Kentucky / Winter Storm Warnings in 2015
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this winter storm warning at Feb 20, 2015, 3:24 PM CST for 4 states. It was in force for 24 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 20, 2015, 3:24 PM CST (21:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 21, 2015, 3:00 PM CST
- In force
- 24 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 21:23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 3:24 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | East Prairie, MO | FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET MAKING ROADS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY VERY SLICK. |
| Feb 20, 3:38 PM CST | SLEET 0 | Greenville, MO | THUNDER AND HEAVY SLEET REPORTED. |
| Feb 20, 3:47 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | West Paducah, KY | FREEZING RAIN REPORTED AT BARKLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT AND THE NWS OFFICE. |
| Feb 20, 4:41 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Folsomdale, KY | SIGNIFICANT ICED ROADWAYS REPORTED THROUGHOUT THE NORTHERN HALF GRAVES COUNTY. VERY HAZARDOUS. |
| Feb 20, 5:06 PM CST | SLEET 1 | Arlington, KY | MULTIPLE REPORTS OF ROADS COVERED WITH 0.5 TO 1 INCH OF SLEET |
| Feb 20, 5:08 PM CST | SLEET 1 | 1 S Symsonia, KY | 131 SOUTH OF SYMSONIA COVERED WITH 0.5 TO 1 INCH OF SLEET |
| Feb 20, 6:00 PM CST | SLEET 0.4 | West Paducah, KY | 0.4 INCH SLEET ACCUMULATION THROUGH 6PM |
| Feb 20, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 0 | Clay, KY | LESS THAN 1 INCH ACCUMULATION OF SNOW WITH CHANGEOVER TO SLEET NOW |
| Feb 20, 6:15 PM CST | SNOW 0 | Powderly, KY | FAIRLY HEAVY SNOW RIGHT NOW WITH ACCUMLATION LESS THAN AN INCH |
| Feb 20, 6:45 PM CST | SLEET 0.5 | 2 S Calvert City, KY | 0.5 INCH OF SLEET/SNOW MEASURED. CURRENTLY FREEZING RAIN WITH A SLIGHT COATING OF ICE ON SURFACES |
| Feb 20, 6:45 PM CST | SLEET 0.5 | 2 S Calvert City, KY | 0.5 INCH OF SLEET/SNOW MEASURED. CURRENTLY FREEZING RAIN WITH SLIGHT COATING OF ICE ON SURFACES |
| Feb 20, 6:45 PM CST | SNOW 0.5 | 2 S Calvert City, KY | 0.5 INCH OF SLEET/SNOW MEASURED. CURRENTLY FREEZING RAIN WITH A SLIGHT COATING OF ICE ON SURFACES |
| Feb 20, 7:35 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Bernie, MO | 0.10 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IN PAST HOUR |
| Feb 20, 7:45 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | St. Joseph, KY | ICE ACCUMULATION OF 0.1 INCH |
| Feb 20, 7:55 PM CST | SLEET 1 | 4 Sw Dexter, KY | 1 INCH SLEET ACCUMULATION, 0.5 HAS FALLEN SINCE 6PM |
| Feb 20, 7:55 PM CST | SLEET 1 | 4 Sw Dexter, MO | 1.0 INCH OF SLEET ACCUMULATION, 0.5 SINCE 6PM |
| Feb 20, 8:35 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Wingo, KY | 1/8 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION ON POWER LINES AND TREES |
| Feb 20, 8:35 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.12 | Paducah, KY | 1/8 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION |
| Feb 20, 8:35 PM CST | SNOW 0.7 | 7 N Pembroke, KY | 0.5 INCH OF SNOW FOLLOWED BY 0.2 INCH OF SLEET |
| Feb 20, 8:43 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Fairfield, IL | 0.1 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION |
| Feb 20, 9:30 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.2 | Poplar Bluff, MO | 0.2 INCH ICE ACCUMULATION IN LAST 6 HRS. ACCOMPANIED BY THUNDER |
| Feb 20, 10:00 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Newburgh, IN | 0.1 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION. SLEET/FREEZING RAIN MIX FALLING. |
| Feb 20, 10:15 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | 2 S Calvert City, KY | TREES/SURFACES COATED WITH AT LEAST 0.1 INCHES OF ICE. NEW SNOW/SLEET TOTAL OF 1/2 INCH IN LAST 4 HOURS. |
| Feb 20, 10:15 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.2 | Poplar Bluff, MO | THREE INCH ICE SICKLES HANGING OFF DECK RAILING, LARGE PINE TREE BRANCHES SAGGING |
| Feb 20, 10:30 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.2 | Clay, KY | ICE ACCUMLATION OF 0.2 INCHES. |
| Feb 20, 10:45 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Nw Gracey, KY | 0.1 INCH ICE ACCUMULATION WITH 0.5 INCH SLEET AS WELL |
| Feb 20, 11:00 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | 6 Sw Greenville, KY | |
| Feb 20, 11:10 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Cape Girardeau, MO | 1/4 INCH ICE ACCUMULATION. CURRENTLY HEAVY FREEZING RAIN |
| Feb 20, 11:50 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.12 | 2 W Cobden, IL | ICE ACCUMLATION SO FAR. |
| Feb 21, 12:00 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.2 | West Paducah, KY | 0.2 INCHES OF ICE ACCUMULATION ALONG WITH 0.2 INCHES OF SLEET IN LAST 6 HRS. |
| Feb 21, 12:00 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | 4 Ne Evansville, IN | 1/4 INCH ICE ACCUMULATION AT EVANSVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT IN LAST 6 HRS |
| Feb 21, 12:15 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Dahlgren, IL | |
| Feb 21, 12:15 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Dahlgren, IL | HEAVY RAIN FREEZING INSTANTLY ON ALL SURFACES |
| Feb 21, 12:15 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Dahlgren, IL | |
| Feb 21, 12:20 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Paducah, KY | ESTIMATE OF 0.25 OF AN INCH OF FREEZING RAIN ON TREES IN DOWNTOWN PADUCAH |
| Feb 21, 12:23 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.2 | Joppa, IL | TWO TENTHS ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON TREES |
| Feb 21, 12:29 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Dahlgren, IL | HEAVY RAIN FREEZING INSTANTLY ON ALL SURFACES |
| Feb 21, 12:30 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.2 | Benton, KY | CARS SLIDING ALL OVER THE PLACE |
| Feb 21, 1:00 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.15 | Marion, IL | 0.15 INCH ICE ON TREE LIMBS. PUDDLES AND SOME PONDING ON ROADWAYS, AS WELL AS SOME SLICK SPOTS |
| Feb 21, 1:00 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Ledbetter, KY | 0.25 TO 0.30 OF AN INCH FREEZING RAIN ON POWER LINES AND BRANCHES. POWER LINES SAGGING. |
| Feb 21, 1:15 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | 10 W Goreville, IL | 1/4 INCH ICE ON POWER LINES AND TREES |
| Feb 21, 2:00 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | 2 S Calvert City, KY | AT LEAST 1/4 INCH OF ICE. SOME TREE LIMBS SAGGING TEMPERATURE HAS RISEN TO 33 NOW |
| Feb 21, 2:00 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Du Quoin, IL | TREES AND POWER LINES COMPLETELY ICE COVERED. WATER BEGINNING TO POND AND COVER ROADWAYS |
| Feb 21, 3:14 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.2 | 1 S Owensboro, KY | SOLID SHEET OF ICE ON ROADS AND SIDEWALKS. POWER LINES AND TREES ARE ICED OVER |
| Feb 21, 5:00 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Benton, IL | ABOUT 20 HOMES WITHOUT POWER. REPORTED BY AMEREN. |
| Feb 21, 5:56 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Bernie, MO | 0.4 INCHES OF ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND POWER LINES. |
| Feb 21, 5:56 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.4 | Bernie, MO | 0.4 ICE ACCUMULATION. POWER LINES SAGGING. ROADS ARE VERY SLICK AND DANGEROUS. |
| Feb 21, 7:00 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.3 | Crofton, KY | 24 HOUR ICE BUILDUP. |
| Feb 21, 7:00 AM CST | SLEET 0 | Carbondale, IL | DUE TO SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW, ROADS ARE HAZARDOUS AND DIFFICULT TO TRAVEL. MINOR TREE DAMAGE DUE TO SNAPPED BRANCHES AND BENDING. |
| Feb 21, 7:32 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.2 | Newburgh, IN | TWO TENTHS INCH OF ICE BUILDUP ON TREES. |
| Feb 21, 7:58 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.2 | 2 E Crossville, IL | ICE BUILDUP. |
| Feb 21, 8:15 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.5 | 8 W Dixon, KY | 24 HOUR ICE BUILDUP IN THE COMMUNITY OF CLAY, KY. RAINING AT TIME OF REPORT. |
| Feb 21, 8:55 AM CST | SNOW 0 | Dexter, MO | PUBLIC REPORT OF BUSINESS ROOF COLLAPSE DUE TO WEIGHT OF SNOW, ICE AND SLEET BUILDUP. |
| Feb 21, 9:00 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.2 | Evansville, IN | 24 HOUR ICE BUILDUP. |
| Feb 21, 9:00 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.8 | Shawneetown, IL | 24 HOUR ICE BUILDUP FROM FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. |
| Feb 21, 9:03 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Dexter, MO | ROOF COLLAPSE OF GAS STATION DUE TO ICE, SLEET AND SNOW BUILDUP. |
| Feb 21, 9:12 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Evansville, IN | DOWNED TRES AND DAMAGED VEHICLES REPORTED AT UNIVERISTY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA CAMPUS. TREES FELL DUE TO ICE BUILDUP. |
| Feb 21, 9:52 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Evansville, IN | OVER 500 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST INDIANA DUE TO ICE DAMAGED TREES FALLING ACROSS POWER LINES. |
| Feb 21, 11:00 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Mount Vernon, IN | 24 HOUR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET TOTAL. |
| Feb 21, 11:03 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | 4 S Marble Hill, MO | 24 HOUR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ACCUMULATION. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 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
- 1512 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 85 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 191 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
324 WWUS43 KPAH 202124 WSWPAH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 324 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .A STRONG WARM FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT. WITH ARCTIC AIR IN PLACE AHEAD OF IT...PRECIPITATION WILL QUICKLY TRANSITION FROM SNOW AND SLEET TO FREEZING RAIN THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL EVENTUALLY CLIMB ABOVE FREEZING EARLY SATURDAY. ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-210600- /O.UPG.KPAH.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150221T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KPAH.WS.W.0002.150220T2124Z-150221T1200Z/ 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 324 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND WEST KENTUCKY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * AMOUNTS: SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHWEST INDIANA TO A HALF AN INCH OR LESS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM AROUND A QUARTER INCH OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OVER SOUTHWEST INDIANA. AREAS THAT EXPERIENCE A THUNDERSTORM COULD SEE ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS OF ICE...SLEET OR SNOW. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY AS THE PRECIPITATION BEGINS. AREAS THAT GET ENHANCED ICING DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS COULD EXPERIENCE A FEW ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB ABOVE FREEZING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH EARLY SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
6 follow-up statements
918 WWUS43 KPAH 202124 CCA WSWPAH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 324 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .A STRONG WARM FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT. WITH ARCTIC AIR IN PLACE AHEAD OF IT...PRECIPITATION WILL QUICKLY TRANSITION FROM SNOW AND SLEET TO FREEZING RAIN THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL EVENTUALLY CLIMB ABOVE FREEZING EARLY SATURDAY. ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-210600- /O.UPG.KPAH.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150221T1200Z/ /O.COR.KPAH.WS.W.0002.150220T2124Z-150221T1200Z/ 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 324 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND WEST KENTUCKY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * AMOUNTS: SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHWEST INDIANA TO A HALF AN INCH OR LESS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM AROUND A QUARTER INCH OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OVER SOUTHWEST INDIANA. AREAS THAT EXPERIENCE A THUNDERSTORM COULD SEE ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS OF ICE...SLEET OR SNOW. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY AS THE PRECIPITATION BEGINS. AREAS THAT GET ENHANCED ICING DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS COULD EXPERIENCE A FEW ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB ABOVE FREEZING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH EARLY SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
680 WWUS43 KPAH 210244 WSWPAH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 844 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT... .A STRONG WARM FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT. WITH ARCTIC AIR IN PLACE AHEAD OF IT...PRECIPITATION WILL QUICKLY TRANSITION FROM SNOW AND SLEET TO FREEZING RAIN THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL EVENTUALLY CLIMB ABOVE FREEZING EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-211000- /O.CON.KPAH.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150221T1200Z/ 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 844 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY. * TIMING: THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * AMOUNTS: SLEET ACCUMULATIONS MAY RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHWEST INDIANA TO A HALF AN INCH OR LESS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER INCH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE GENERALLY NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM WINSLOW INDIANA TO PADUCAH TO FULTON KENTUCKY. SOUTH AND EAST OF THAT LINE ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TENTH TO ONE QUARTER INCH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE LEAST AMOUNT EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHERN PENNYRILE REGION OF WESTERN KENTUCKY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...AND FAR WESTERN KENTUCKY. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE EVENING AND EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS. AREAS THAT GET ENHANCED ICING DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS COULD EXPERIENCE A FEW ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB ABOVE FREEZING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ DRS/JP
875 WWUS43 KPAH 211100 WSWPAH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 500 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2015 ILZ092>094-KYZ001>013-016-017-021-022-MOZ110>112-114-211200- /O.CAN.KPAH.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150221T1200Z/ ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-FULTON-HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD- MCCRACKEN-GRAVES-LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-CRITTENDEN-LYON- TRIGG-CALDWELL-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-MUHLENBERG-TODD-STODDARD-SCOTT- MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAIRO...MOUND CITY...METROPOLIS... HICKMAN...CLINTON...BARDWELL...WICKLIFFE...PADUCAH...MAYFIELD... SMITHLAND...BENTON...MURRAY...MARION...EDDYVILLE...CADIZ... PRINCETON...MADISONVILLE...HOPKINSVILLE...GREENVILLE...ELKTON... BLOOMFIELD...SIKESTON...CHARLESTON...NEW MADRID 500 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SURFACE TEMPERATURES HAVE NOW WARMED TO ABOVE FREEZING OVER MOST OF THE AREA. . $$ ILZ075>078-080>091-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ014-015-018>020-MOZ076- 086-087-100-107>109-211800- /O.EXT.KPAH.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150221T1800Z/ JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON- WHITE-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION IL-JOHNSON-POPE- HARDIN-GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH-WARRICK-SPENCER-UNION KY- WEBSTER-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN-PERRY MO-BOLLINGER- CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER-RIPLEY-BUTLER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...FAIRFIELD...ALBION... MOUNT CARMEL...PINCKNEYVILLE...WEST FRANKFORT...MCLEANSBORO... CARMI...CARBONDALE...HERRIN...HARRISBURG...SHAWNEETOWN... JONESBORO...VIENNA...GOLCONDA...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT BRANCH... PETERSBURG...POSEYVILLE...EVANSVILLE...BOONVILLE...ROCKPORT... MORGANFIELD...DIXON...HENDERSON...OWENSBORO...CALHOUN... PERRYVILLE...MARBLE HILL...CAPE GIRARDEAU...PIEDMONT... VAN BUREN...DONIPHAN...POPLAR BLUFF 500 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * TIMING: THIS MORNING. * AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A TENTH TO QUARTER INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...AND COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY FREEZING RAIN. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE OVER THE AREA. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
289 WWUS43 KPAH 211100 CCA WSWPAH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 500 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2015 ILZ092>094-KYZ001>013-016-017-021-022-MOZ110>112-114-211200- /O.CAN.KPAH.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150221T1200Z/ ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-FULTON-HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD- MCCRACKEN-GRAVES-LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-CRITTENDEN-LYON- TRIGG-CALDWELL-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-MUHLENBERG-TODD-STODDARD-SCOTT- MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAIRO...MOUND CITY...METROPOLIS... HICKMAN...CLINTON...BARDWELL...WICKLIFFE...PADUCAH...MAYFIELD... SMITHLAND...BENTON...MURRAY...MARION...EDDYVILLE...CADIZ... PRINCETON...MADISONVILLE...HOPKINSVILLE...GREENVILLE...ELKTON... BLOOMFIELD...SIKESTON...CHARLESTON...NEW MADRID 500 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SURFACE TEMPERATURES HAVE NOW WARMED TO ABOVE FREEZING OVER MOST OF THE AREA. . $$ ILZ075>078-080>091-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ014-015-018>020-MOZ076- 086-087-100-107>109-211800- /O.COR.KPAH.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150221T1800Z/ JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON- WHITE-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION IL-JOHNSON-POPE- HARDIN-GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH-WARRICK-SPENCER-UNION KY- WEBSTER-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN-PERRY MO-BOLLINGER- CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER-RIPLEY-BUTLER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...FAIRFIELD...ALBION... MOUNT CARMEL...PINCKNEYVILLE...WEST FRANKFORT...MCLEANSBORO... CARMI...CARBONDALE...HERRIN...HARRISBURG...SHAWNEETOWN... JONESBORO...VIENNA...GOLCONDA...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT BRANCH... PETERSBURG...POSEYVILLE...EVANSVILLE...BOONVILLE...ROCKPORT... MORGANFIELD...DIXON...HENDERSON...OWENSBORO...CALHOUN... PERRYVILLE...MARBLE HILL...CAPE GIRARDEAU...PIEDMONT... VAN BUREN...DONIPHAN...POPLAR BLUFF 500 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * TIMING: THIS MORNING. * AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A TENTH TO QUARTER INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE POSSIBLE. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...AND COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY FREEZING RAIN. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE OVER THE AREA. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
214 WWUS43 KPAH 211646 WSWPAH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1046 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2015 KYZ014-015-018>020-211800- /O.CAN.KPAH.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150221T1800Z/ UNION KY-WEBSTER-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORGANFIELD...DIXON...HENDERSON... OWENSBORO...CALHOUN 1046 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SURFACE TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED TO ABOVE FREEZING AND ADDITIONAL IMPACTS ARE NOT EXPECTED ACROSS THIS AREA. $$ ILZ075>078-080>091-INZ081-082-085>088-MOZ076-086-087-100-107>109- 211800- /O.CON.KPAH.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150221T1800Z/ JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON- WHITE-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION IL-JOHNSON-POPE- HARDIN-GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH-WARRICK-SPENCER-PERRY MO- BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER-RIPLEY-BUTLER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...FAIRFIELD...ALBION... MOUNT CARMEL...PINCKNEYVILLE...WEST FRANKFORT...MCLEANSBORO... CARMI...CARBONDALE...HERRIN...HARRISBURG...SHAWNEETOWN... JONESBORO...VIENNA...GOLCONDA...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT BRANCH... PETERSBURG...POSEYVILLE...EVANSVILLE...BOONVILLE...ROCKPORT... PERRYVILLE...MARBLE HILL...CAPE GIRARDEAU...PIEDMONT... VAN BUREN...DONIPHAN...POPLAR BLUFF 1046 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * TIMING: THIS MORNING. * AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A TENTH TO QUARTER INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE POSSIBLE. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...AND COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY FREEZING RAIN. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE OVER THE AREA. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
045 WWUS43 KPAH 211757 WSWPAH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1157 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2015 ILZ075>078-080>091-MOZ076-086-087-100-107>109-211900- /O.CAN.KPAH.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150221T1800Z/ JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON- WHITE-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION IL-JOHNSON-POPE- HARDIN-PERRY MO-BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER-RIPLEY- BUTLER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...FAIRFIELD...ALBION... MOUNT CARMEL...PINCKNEYVILLE...WEST FRANKFORT...MCLEANSBORO... CARMI...CARBONDALE...HERRIN...HARRISBURG...SHAWNEETOWN... JONESBORO...VIENNA...GOLCONDA...ELIZABETHTOWN...PERRYVILLE... MARBLE HILL...CAPE GIRARDEAU...PIEDMONT...VAN BUREN...DONIPHAN... POPLAR BLUFF 1157 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ALLOWED THE WINTER STORM WARNING TO EXPIRE. $$ INZ081-082-085>088-212100- /O.EXT.KPAH.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150221T2100Z/ GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH-WARRICK-SPENCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT BRANCH...PETERSBURG...POSEYVILLE... EVANSVILLE...BOONVILLE...ROCKPORT 1157 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON. * AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS AND DETERIORATE FURTHER IN SOME AREAS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL CONTINUE AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Feb 20, 11:52 AM CST, 3 hours 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 20, 11:52 AM CST, 3 hours 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1152 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2015
.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 1151 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2015
THE AVIATION SECTION HAS BEEN UPDATED FOR THE 18Z TAF ISSUANCE.
UPDATE ISSUED AT 1100 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2015
ALREADY GETTING FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI THIS MORNING. SEE NO REASON WHY PRECIPITATION TYPES WILL
TREND COLDER THROUGH THE DAY...SO TRIED TO PUSH SLEET AND FREEZING
RAIN NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA A BIT FASTER THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
THE PRECIPITATION HAS BEEN QUITE SHOWERY OVER SOUTHWEST PORTIONS
OF THE AREA...AND THE HRRR AND WRF RUNS INDICATE THAT THAT WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. DO NOT ANTICIPATE ANY CHANGES TO
HEADLINES AT THIS TIME.
UPDATE ISSUED AT 755 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2015
UPDATED THE FORECAST TO REFLECT CURRENT CONDITIONS AND LATEST
SHORT TERM MODEL DATA. THOUGH SOME MEASURABLE PCPN MAY FALL MAINLY
WEST OF THE MS RIVER IN THE MORNING...MOST OF THE PCPN WILL
PROBABLY WAIT UNTIL THE AFTERNOON TO SPREAD NEWD ACROSS THE REGION
TODAY.
ALSO UPDATED THE AVIATION DISCUSSION.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 430 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2015
SO FAR...THE DEVELOPING WARM ADVECTION PATTERN DEVELOPING OVER THE
PAH FORECAST AREA HAS YIELDED MID CLOUDINESS AND NOTHING
MEASURABLE AT THE GROUND. HOWEVER...THAT IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE
PRIMARILY THIS AFTERNOON. MODEL SOUNDINGS INDICATE THAT THE PCPN
WILL START OUT AS SNOW...WITH SLEET INCREASINGLY MIXED IN MAINLY WEST
OF THE MS RIVER.
THE MOST INTERESTING TIME FRAME WILL BE THIS EVENING...WHEN WARM
AIR CONTINUES TO MOVE IN ALOFT. HOW MUCH DEPENDS ON WHICH MODEL
YOU BELIEVE. THE NAM HAD A MORE PRONOUNCED WARM TONGUE...BUT ALSO
COLDER SFC TEMPS THAN THE GFS...FOR EXAMPLE. SFC TEMP GRIDS WERE
BASED ON A BLEND OF MODEL DATA...AND THE FORECAST PCPN-TYPE WAS
BASED ON A COMPROMISE MAINLY BETWEEN THE GFS AND THE NAM. IT IS
BELIEVED THAT PCPN LOADING WILL PLAY A PART IN WARMING TEMPS
ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE EVENING.
AT THIS TIME...IN THE EVENING...AS THE SNOWFALL IS GRADUALLY
REPLACED BY A WINTRY MIX...IT APPEARS THE WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY
FOR FREEZING RAIN...AND ICE ACCRETION...WILL BE RATHER NARROW.
EXCEPT FOR AREAS NORTH OF I-64...A FEW HOURS OF FREEZING RAIN IS
FORECAST IN THE EVENING ONLY. NORTH OF I-64...TIMING SHOULD BE
DELAYED UNTIL SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
AS A VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSES THROUGH THE REGION ON
SAT...ALL RAIN SHOULD BE UNDERWAY AFTER DAYBREAK...WITH A
POSSIBILITY OF SOME HEAVY RAINFALL RATES ACROSS ROUGHLY THE SRN
THIRD OF THE PAH FORECAST AREA. A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO CANNOT BE
RULED OUT. PCPN WILL COME TO A RAPID END SAT NIGHT...WITH A
POSSIBLE WINTRY MIX FOR WRN KY LATE BEFORE DAYBREAK AS TEMPS CRASH
AGAIN BELOW FREEZING.
TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY
BETWEEN 1/2 INCH AND 2 INCHES.
THE MOST ICE ACCRETION SHOULD OCCUR NEAR THE TN STATE LINE...UP TO
AROUND 0.10 INCH...SOMEWHAT LESSER AMOUNTS OVER THE SRN HALF OF
SERN MO AND THE PURCHASE AREA OF KY...AND MAYBE A HUNDREDTH OF AN
INCH POSSIBLE ELSEWHERE.
.LONG TERM...(SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 430 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2015
LITTLE TO NO CHANGE TO THE UPPER AIR PATTERN IN THE LONG TERM.
PERSISTENT RIDGE OVER THE PACIFIC OFF THE WEST COAST AND LOW CENTERS
FROM GREENLAND TO HUDSON BAY WILL KEEP BROAD TROF AND LOW HEIGHTS
ACROSS MUCH OF THE NATION ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE ROCKIES. MAINLY DRY
WEATHER IS FORECAST WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. TWO MINOR
SYSTEMS COULD AFFECT THE AREA...ONE MONDAY NIGHT...WITH THE SECOND
THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. ONLY HAVE SLIGHT CHANCES IN FOR
THURSDAY AT THIS TIME FOR LIGHT SNOW.
&&
.AVIATION...
ISSUED AT 1151 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2015
THE FORECAST IS STILL ON TRACK WITH A RAPID WARMING TREND EXPECTED
THROUGH TONIGHT. ALL TAFS SHOULD SEE DETERIORATING CONDITIONS
TONIGHT WITH PRECIPITATION TYPE TRANSITIONING FROM SLEET/SNOW TO
FREEZING AND EVENTUALLY ALL RAIN BY 06Z. LOW CONFIDENCE ON WINDS
WITH A SURFACE TROUGH DEVELOPING NORTHEAST RIGHT ACROSS THE
TERMINALS. CANNOT RULE OUT SOME SOUTHERLY GUSTS TONIGHT.
&&
.PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IL...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY FOR ILZ075>078-
080>094.
MO...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY FOR MOZ076-086-
087-100-107>112-114.
IN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY FOR INZ081-082-
085>088.
KY...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY FOR KYZ001>022.
&&
UPDATE...DRS
SHORT TERM...DB
LONG TERM...CN
AVIATION...DRSHazardous weather outlook, Feb 20, 5:08 AM CST, 10 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 508 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2015 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-211100- 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- 508 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE REGION. PLEASE REFER TO THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DETAILS. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL BE BETWEEN ZERO AND -10 DEGREES THIS MORNING ACROSS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...AND THE PENNYRILE REGION OF KENTUCKY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. SOME FLOODING ISSUES WILL BE POSSIBLE...AS THE RAINS FALL ON EXISTING SNOW COVER. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OR TWO CANNOT BE RULED OUT SATURDAY MAINLY NEAR THE ARKANSAS TENNESSEE BORDERS. WIND CHILLS OF ZERO TO -10 DEGREES ARE FORECAST SUNDAY NIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT PRECIPITATION TYPE AND ANY ACCUMULATIONS AND OTHER IMPACTS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 20, 2:29 PM CST, 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
229 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0228 PM FREEZING RAIN MURRAY 36.61N 88.32W
02/20/2015 U0.00 INCH CALLOWAY KY TRAINED SPOTTER
FREEZING RAIN AND MODERATE SNOW REPORTED
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SMITTYLocal storm report, Feb 20, 2:33 PM CST, 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
233 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0231 PM FREEZING RAIN 4 SW DEXTER 36.75N 90.01W
02/20/2015 M0.20 INCH STODDARD MO TRAINED SPOTTER
FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BUILDUP. ROADS COVERED AND
PRECIPITATION ACCUMULATING ON VEHICLES.
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SMITTYLocal storm report, Feb 20, 2:36 PM CST, 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
236 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0227 PM FREEZING RAIN MAYFIELD 36.74N 88.65W
02/20/2015 U0.00 INCH GRAVES KY TRAINED SPOTTER
FREEZING RAIN REPORTED IN MAYFIELD AS WELL AS THE TOWN OF
WINGO
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SMITTYLocal storm report, Feb 20, 2:46 PM CST, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
246 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0245 PM FREEZING RAIN MURRAY 36.61N 88.32W
02/20/2015 U0.00 INCH CALLOWAY KY TRAINED SPOTTER
FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET OCCURRING.
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SMITTYLocal storm report, Feb 20, 2:49 PM CST, 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
249 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0209 PM SLEET POPLAR BLUFF 36.76N 90.41W
02/20/2015 M1.00 INCH BUTLER MO TRAINED SPOTTER
ONE INCH OF SLEET BUILDUP IN THE COMMUNITY.
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SMITTYLocal storm report, Feb 20, 2:53 PM CST, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
253 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0253 PM SLEET DEXTER 36.79N 89.96W
02/20/2015 M0.50 INCH STODDARD MO EMERGENCY MNGR
HALF INCH OF SLEET BUILDUP REPORTED.
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SMITTYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 4:57 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more | 10 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:56 PM CST | Flood Watch | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more | 23 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.