Alert archive / Kentucky / Freeze Warnings in 2016
Freeze Warning 2, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this freeze warning at Apr 2, 2016, 2:47 PM CDT for 7 counties in Illinois; 9 counties in Kentucky; 6 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Apr 3, 2016, 2:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr. 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 2, 2016, 2:47 PM CDT (19:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 3, 2016, 2:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2016, 8:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
All 22 counties
Edwards County, IL, Gallatin County, IL, Hamilton County, IL, Jefferson County, IL, Wabash County, IL, Wayne County, IL, White County, IL, Gibson County, IN, Pike County, IN, Posey County, IN, Spencer County, IN, Vanderburgh County, IN, Warrick County, IN, Christian County, KY, Daviess County, KY, Henderson County, KY, Hopkins County, KY, McLean County, KY, Muhlenberg County, KY, Todd County, KY, Union County, KY, Webster County, KY
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:50 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 216 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
- 1271 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -138 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
262 WWUS73 KPAH 021947 NPWPAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 247 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...STRONG WINDS THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON... ...HARD FREEZE TONIGHT... ILZ075>078-082-083-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ018>020-030000- /O.UPG.KPAH.FZ.A.0002.160403T0700Z-160403T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KPAH.FZ.W.0002.160403T0700Z-160403T1300Z/ /O.CON.KPAH.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160403T0000Z/ JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-HAMILTON-WHITE-GIBSON-PIKE- POSEY-VANDERBURGH-WARRICK-SPENCER-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...FAIRFIELD...ALBION... MOUNT CARMEL...MCLEANSBORO...CARMI...FORT BRANCH...PETERSBURG... POSEYVILLE...EVANSVILLE...BOONVILLE...ROCKPORT...HENDERSON... MOSELEYVILLE...OWENSBORO...CALHOUN 247 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT SUNDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. SOME TREE LIMBS MAY COME DOWN. THIS CAN SOMETIMES CAUSE BRIEF POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A FREEZE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST IL AND SOUTHWEST IN. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURE...UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL POSE A HAZARD TO SOME TENDER VEGETATION AND OUTDOOR PLANTS. PLEASE TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT SENSITIVE PLANTS OR BRING OUTDOOR PLANTS IN FOR THE NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 30 MPH OR GREATER FOR LONGER THAN ONE HOUR...OR WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 45 MPH FOR ANY DURATION. && $$ ILZ087-KYZ014>017-021-022-030000- /O.UPG.KPAH.FZ.A.0002.160403T0700Z-160403T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KPAH.FZ.W.0002.160403T0700Z-160403T1300Z/ GALLATIN-UNION KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-MUHLENBERG-TODD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAWNEETOWN...MORGANFIELD...DIXON... MADISONVILLE...HOPKINSVILLE...GREENVILLE...ALLEGRE...CLIFTY... ELKTON...GUTHRIE 247 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT SUNDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTHEAST IL AND THE PENNYRILE REGION OF WESTERN KENTUCKY. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURE...LOWER 30S. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL POSE A HAZARD TO SOME TENDER VEGETATION AND OUTDOOR PLANTS. PLEASE TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT SENSITIVE PLANTS OR BRING OUTDOOR PLANTS IN FOR THE NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ JP
3 follow-up statements
473 WWUS73 KPAH 030009 NPWPAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 709 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016 ILZ075>078-082-083-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ018>020-030815- /O.EXP.KPAH.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160403T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPAH.FZ.W.0002.160403T0700Z-160403T1300Z/ JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-HAMILTON-WHITE-GIBSON-PIKE- POSEY-VANDERBURGH-WARRICK-SPENCER-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...FAIRFIELD...ALBION... MOUNT CARMEL...MCLEANSBORO...CARMI...FORT BRANCH...PETERSBURG... POSEYVILLE...EVANSVILLE...BOONVILLE...ROCKPORT...HENDERSON... MOSELEYVILLE...OWENSBORO...CALHOUN 709 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS NOW EXPIRED... THIS FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST IL AND SOUTHWEST IN. * TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DIP INTO THE UPPER 20S TO ARO0. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL POSE A HAZARD TO SOME TENDER VEGETATION AND OUTDOOR PLANTS. PLEASE TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT SENSITIVE PLANTS OR BRING OUTDOOR PLANTS IN FOR THE NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ ILZ087-KYZ014>017-021-022-030815- /O.CON.KPAH.FZ.W.0002.160403T0700Z-160403T1300Z/ GALLATIN-UNION KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-MUHLENBERG-TODD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAWNEETOWN...MORGANFIELD...DIXON... MADISONVILLE...HOPKINSVILLE...GREENVILLE...ALLEGRE...CLIFTY... ELKTON...GUTHRIE 709 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT SUNDAY... THE FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTHEAST IL AND THE PENNYRILE REGION OF WESTERN KENTUCKY. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY DIP TO NEAR 30 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL POSE A HAZARD TO SOME TENDER VEGETATION AND OUTDOOR PLANTS. PLEASE TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT SENSITIVE PLANTS OR BRING OUTDOOR PLANTS IN FOR THE NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ MEFFERT
278 WWUS73 KPAH 030831 NPWPAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 331 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2016 .HIGH PRESSURE OVER OUR REGION EARLY THIS MORNING IS BRINGING A LIGHT FREEZE TO PARTS OF OUR AREA. ILZ075>078-082-083-087-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ014>022-031300- /O.CON.KPAH.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160403T1300Z/ JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-HAMILTON-WHITE-GALLATIN-GIBSON- PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH-WARRICK-SPENCER-UNION KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS- CHRISTIAN-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN-MUHLENBERG-TODD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...FAIRFIELD...ALBION... MOUNT CARMEL...MCLEANSBORO...CARMI...SHAWNEETOWN...FORT BRANCH... PETERSBURG...POSEYVILLE...EVANSVILLE...BOONVILLE...ROCKPORT... MORGANFIELD...DIXON...MADISONVILLE...HOPKINSVILLE...HENDERSON... MOSELEYVILLE...OWENSBORO...CALHOUN...GREENVILLE...ALLEGRE... CLIFTY...ELKTON...GUTHRIE 331 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THIS FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING FOR SOUTHWEST INDIANA...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...AND THE PENNYRILE REGION OF WESTERN KENTUCKY. * TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DIP TO AROUND 32 DEGREES AROUND SUNRISE. A FEW OUTLYING VALLEYS IN THE INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR MAY FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL POSE A HAZARD TO SOME TENDER VEGETATION AND OUTDOOR PLANTS. PLEASE TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT SENSITIVE PLANTS OR BRING OUTDOOR PLANTS IN FOR THE NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
447 WWUS73 KPAH 031120 NPWPAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 620 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2016 .HIGH PRESSURE OVER OUR REGION EARLY THIS MORNING IS BRINGING A LIGHT FREEZE TO PARTS OF OUR AREA. KYZ016-017-021-022-031230- /O.CAN.KPAH.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160403T1300Z/ HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-MUHLENBERG-TODD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISONVILLE...HOPKINSVILLE... GREENVILLE...ALLEGRE...CLIFTY...ELKTON...GUTHRIE 620 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZE WARNING. TEMPERATURES WERE MOSTLY IN THE MIDDLE 30S JUST BEFORE SUNRISE. THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD FREEZING TEMPERATURES HAS ENDED. $$ ILZ075>078-082-083-087-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ014-015-018>020- 031300- /O.CON.KPAH.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160403T1300Z/ JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-HAMILTON-WHITE-GALLATIN-GIBSON- PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH-WARRICK-SPENCER-UNION KY-WEBSTER-HENDERSON- DAVIESS-MCLEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...FAIRFIELD...ALBION... MOUNT CARMEL...MCLEANSBORO...CARMI...SHAWNEETOWN...FORT BRANCH... PETERSBURG...POSEYVILLE...EVANSVILLE...BOONVILLE...ROCKPORT... MORGANFIELD...DIXON...HENDERSON...MOSELEYVILLE...OWENSBORO... CALHOUN 620 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN AROUND 30 DEGREES EARLY THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES POSE A HAZARD TO SOME TENDER VEGETATION AND OUTDOOR PLANTS. PLEASE TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT SENSITIVE PLANTS OR BRING OUTDOOR PLANTS IN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
Nearby
Freeze Warnings in Kentucky, 2016Freeze Warnings in Illinois, 2016Freeze Warnings in Indiana, 2016Every freeze warning in 2016
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.