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Tornado Warning 67, NWS Paducah, KY

May 11, 20164 counties in Illinois

NWS Paducah, KY issued this tornado warning at May 11, 2016, 6:45 PM CDT for 4 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 45 min. 1 report 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
May 11, 2016, 6:45 PM CDT (23:45 UTC)
Expired
May 11, 2016, 7:30 PM CDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Observed
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Franklin County, IL, Hamilton County, IL, Saline County, IL, Williamson County, IL

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 11, 7:01 PM CDTHAIL 0.752 E Benton, IL

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 11, 12:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC12 hr
May 11, 6:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 253 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2016-05-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2016-05-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 29 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
905 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
120 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

834 
WFUS53 KPAH 112345
TORPAH
ILC055-065-165-199-120030-
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0067.160511T2345Z-160512T0030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
645 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  NORTHERN SALINE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
  EASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  NORTHEASTERN WILLIAMSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT

* AT 643 PM CDT...SPOTTERS REPORT A TREMENDOUS WALL CLOUD NEAR
  JOHNSTON CITY. AND SPOTTERS RECENTLY REPORTED A CONFIRMED TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED NEAR ORIENT.... MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

  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. 

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  GALATIA AROUND 700 PM CDT. 
  ELDORADO AROUND 710 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
BROUGHTON...RALEIGH...MACEDONIA...WHITEASH...MUDDY...SPILLERTOWN AND
HANAFORD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 3774 8838 3775 8895 3807 8896 3808 8837
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 271DEG 44KT 3792 8885 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 11, 1:44 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryPAHEdwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson and 10 more7 hr
May 11, 2:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHJefferson, Wayne44 min
May 11, 3:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHWayne47 min
May 11, 3:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHJefferson46 min
May 11, 3:34 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHJefferson26 min
May 11, 4:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHEdwards, Wabash, White43 min
May 11, 4:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHFranklin, Jefferson47 min
May 11, 4:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHEdwards, Hamilton, Wayne, White44 min
May 11, 4:35 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHWabash25 min
May 11, 4:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHEdwards, Wabash31 min
May 11, 4:49 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHWabash11 min
May 11, 4:58 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedPAHWhite32 min
May 11, 4:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHEdwards, Wabash31 min
May 11, 5:02 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHEdwards, Wabash28 min
May 11, 5:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHFranklin, Jackson, Perry39 min
May 11, 5:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHFranklin, Hamilton, Saline, Williamson56 min
May 11, 5:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHGallatin, White38 min
May 11, 5:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHJackson, Perry32 min
May 11, 6:00 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHFranklin, Hamilton, Saline, Williamson30 min
May 11, 6:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHJackson25 min
May 11, 6:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHFranklin, Jackson, Perry, Williamson52 min
May 11, 6:18 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHJackson42 min
May 11, 6:30 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHFranklin, Jackson, Perry, Williamson30 min
May 11, 6:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHFranklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Saline, White, Williamson27 min
May 11, 6:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHFranklin, Jackson, Perry, Williamson47 min

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.