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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Paducah, KY

February 2, 2016Muhlenberg County, Kentucky

NWS Paducah, KY issued this tornado warning at Feb 2, 2016, 4:15 PM CST for Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. It was in force for 30 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
Feb 2, 2016, 4:15 PM CST (22:15 UTC)
Expired
Feb 2, 2016, 4:45 PM CST
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Muhlenberg County, KY

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:18 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
Feb 2, 12:22 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 141 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 2016-02-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2 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 2016-02-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 346 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
2 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-287 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
485 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
71 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
346 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
387 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

700 
WFUS53 KPAH 022215
TORPAH
KYC177-022245-
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0002.160202T2215Z-160202T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
415 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN MUHLENBERG COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 445 PM CST
    
* AT 414 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CENTRAL CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO. 

  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
  NORTHERN MUHLENBERG COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
  BREMEN AND SOUTH CARROLLTON.

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 3727 8698 3717 8716 3730 8730 3741 8716
      3741 8711 3742 8710 3738 8710 3736 8713
      3734 8714 3732 8711 3737 8708 3737 8705
      3736 8703 3732 8699
TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 226DEG 35KT 3729 8716 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$
2 follow-up statements
403 
WWUS53 KPAH 022227
SVSPAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
427 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

KYC177-022245-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160202T2245Z/
MUHLENBERG KY-
427 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CST FOR NORTH
CENTRAL MUHLENBERG COUNTY...
    
AT 427 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED JUST EAST OF CENTRAL CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO. 

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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CENTRAL CITY AND SOUTH CARROLLTON. 

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 3729 8702 3726 8713 3732 8723 3737 8715
      3742 8710 3738 8710 3736 8713 3734 8714
      3732 8711 3737 8708 3737 8705 3736 8703
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 232DEG 19KT 3732 8710 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$
174 
WWUS53 KPAH 022236
SVSPAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
436 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

KYC177-022246-
/O.EXP.KPAH.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160202T2245Z/
MUHLENBERG KY-
436 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL MUHLENBERG COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 445 PM CST...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS
AND EXITED THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST FOR WESTERN
KENTUCKY.

LAT...LON 3729 8702 3726 8713 3732 8723 3737 8715
      3742 8710 3738 8710 3736 8713 3734 8714
      3732 8711 3737 8708 3737 8705 3736 8703
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 226DEG 35KT 3732 8710 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 2, 7:22 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementPAHLyon23 min
Feb 2, 7:44 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementPAHCaldwell16 min
Feb 2, 3:35 PM CSTTornado WarningPAHHopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg40 min
Feb 2, 3:57 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHChristian, Todd33 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.