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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Paducah, KY

April 27, 2016Hopkins County, Webster County, Kentucky

NWS Paducah, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2016, 4:52 PM CDT for Hopkins County, Webster County, Kentucky. It was in force for 23 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 27, 2016, 4:52 PM CDT (21:52 UTC)
Expired
Apr 27, 2016, 5:15 PM CDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

Counties Hopkins County, KY, Webster County, KY

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 27, 5:15 PM CDTTORNADO3 N Slaughters, KYBREIF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN.
Apr 27, 5:15 PM CDTTORNADO3 N Slaughters, KYBRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN.

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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 177 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 2016-04-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 669 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2016-04-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 122 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
669 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-79 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
828 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
122 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
166 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.5

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The text

As transmitted.

515 
WFUS53 KPAH 272152
TORPAH
KYC107-233-272215-
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0019.160427T2152Z-160427T2215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
452 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL HOPKINS COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN KENTUCKY...
  NORTHEASTERN WEBSTER COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 515 PM CDT
    
* AT 451 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DIXON...OR 9 MILES NORTH OF
  MADISONVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 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...
  SEBREE AROUND 515 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
SLAUGHTERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3742 8755 3746 8762 3764 8754 3765 8751
      3765 8750 3762 8750 3760 8748 3759 8746
      3759 8740 3758 8738 3755 8736 3754 8736
TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 216DEG 19KT 3747 8756 

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

$$

JP
1 follow-up statement
055 
WWUS53 KPAH 272209
SVSPAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
509 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

KYC107-233-272215-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-160427T2215Z/
HOPKINS KY-WEBSTER KY-
509 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL HOPKINS AND NORTHEASTERN WEBSTER COUNTIES...
    
AT 509 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SEBREE...OR 12 MILES WEST OF CALHOUN...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTH CENTRAL HOPKINS AND NORTHEASTERN WEBSTER COUNTIES...INCLUDING
THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: SLAUGHTERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3747 8751 3751 8757 3764 8754 3765 8751
      3765 8750 3762 8750 3760 8748 3759 8746
      3759 8740 3758 8738 3755 8736 3754 8736
TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 216DEG 19KT 3755 8749 

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

$$

JP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 26, 7:14 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPAHDaviess3 hr
Apr 27, 9:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHCaldwell, Calloway, Christian, Crittenden, Daviess, Henderson and 10 more61 min
Apr 27, 4:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCrittenden27 min
Apr 27, 4:19 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHHopkins, Muhlenberg26 min
Apr 27, 4:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCrittenden, Livingston27 min
Apr 27, 4:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHMarshall40 min
Apr 27, 4:36 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHMuhlenberg24 min
Apr 27, 4:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHLivingston, Lyon, Marshall35 min
Apr 27, 4:45 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHHopkins, Muhlenberg30 min
Apr 27, 4:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCrittenden, Union, Webster37 min
Apr 27, 4:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCrittenden20 min
Apr 27, 4:57 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningPAHCrittenden, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall3 hr
Apr 27, 4:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCaldwell, Crittenden, Lyon32 min
Apr 27, 5:02 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHMuhlenberg28 min
Apr 27, 5:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHHenderson, Union, Webster25 min
Apr 27, 5:15 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHMcLean, Webster30 min
Apr 27, 5:28 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningPAHMuhlenberg62 min
Apr 27, 5:32 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningPAHHenderson, Union, Webster3 hr
Apr 27, 6:00 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHHopkins, McLean15 min
Apr 27, 6:10 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHDaviess, McLean20 min
Apr 27, 6:14 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningPAHDaviess, McLean3 hr
Apr 27, 6:17 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHDaviess, McLean13 min
Apr 27, 6:31 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningPAHHopkins89 min
Apr 27, 6:33 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHDaviess12 min
Apr 27, 6:45 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedPAHDaviess30 min

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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.