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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Paducah, KY

March 1, 20174 counties in Kentucky

NWS Paducah, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 1, 2017, 12:52 AM CST for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 23 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: Mar 1, 2017, 12:52 AM CST (06:52 UTC)
Expired: Mar 1, 2017, 1:15 AM CST
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Daviess County, KY, Hopkins County, KY, McLean County, KY, Muhlenberg County, KY

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:54 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 watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 28, 8:29 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	12 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 174 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 66 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -155 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 832 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 411 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 386 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

819 
WUUS53 KPAH 010652
SVRPAH
KYC059-107-149-177-010715-
/O.NEW.KPAH.SV.W.0021.170301T0652Z-170301T0715Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1252 AM CST WED MAR 1 2017

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Eastern Daviess County in northwestern Kentucky...
  Northern Muhlenberg County in south central Kentucky...
  Southeastern McLean County in northwestern Kentucky...
  Northeastern Hopkins County in northwestern Kentucky...

* Until 115 AM CST

* At 1251 AM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from Knottsville to Masonville to Calhoun to 9 miles
  northeast of Madisonville, moving east at 60 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to 
           mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Owensboro, Madisonville, Calhoun, Livermore, Whitesville,
  Masonville, Knottsville, Hanson, Sacramento and Island.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Paducah.

&&

A tornado watch remains in effect until 400 AM CST for south central
and northwestern Kentucky.

LAT...LON 3766 8685 3762 8692 3763 8695 3762 8698
      3754 8708 3746 8715 3739 8713 3739 8752
      3753 8735 3761 8711 3777 8715 3778 8710
      3788 8694 3783 8694 3782 8692 3783 8689
      3778 8685 3773 8685 3770 8689
TIME...MOT...LOC 0651Z 253DEG 50KT 3779 8693 3765 8701 3754 8726 3743
8739

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

Smith

2 follow-up statements

612 
WWUS53 KPAH 010703
SVSPAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
103 AM CST WED MAR 1 2017

KYC177-010710-
/O.CAN.KPAH.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170301T0715Z/
Muhlenberg KY-
103 AM CST WED MAR 1 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN MUHLENBERG COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 400 AM CST for northwestern
Kentucky.

LAT...LON 3766 8685 3762 8692 3763 8695 3762 8698
      3754 8708 3746 8715 3746 8721 3744 8746
      3753 8735 3761 8711 3773 8714 3774 8710
      3779 8699 3783 8694 3782 8692 3783 8689
      3778 8685 3773 8685 3770 8689
TIME...MOT...LOC 0700Z 270DEG 50KT 3782 8678 3768 8686 3757 8711 3746
8724

$$

KYC059-107-149-010715-
/O.CON.KPAH.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170301T0715Z/
Daviess KY-McLean KY-Hopkins KY-
103 AM CST WED MAR 1 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CST
FOR SOUTHEASTERN DAVIESS...CENTRAL MCLEAN AND NORTHEASTERN HOPKINS
COUNTIES...

At 100 AM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Hawesville to Whitesville to near Livermore to
near Calhoun, moving east at 60 mph.

At 1241 am CST, The airport in Owensboro reported a 66 mph wind. At 
1257 am CST, a Kentucky Mesonet approximately 5 northwest of Calhoun 
Kentucky reported 51 mph winds. 

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile 
         homes, roofs, and outbuildings. 

Locations impacted include...
Owensboro, Calhoun, Livermore, Whitesville, Knottsville and
Masonville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Paducah.

&&

A tornado watch remains in effect until 400 AM CST for northwestern
Kentucky.

LAT...LON 3766 8685 3762 8692 3763 8695 3762 8698
      3754 8708 3746 8715 3746 8721 3744 8746
      3753 8735 3761 8711 3773 8714 3774 8710
      3779 8699 3783 8694 3782 8692 3783 8689
      3778 8685 3773 8685 3770 8689
TIME...MOT...LOC 0700Z 270DEG 50KT 3782 8678 3768 8686 3757 8711 3746
8724

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

Smith

487 
WWUS53 KPAH 010713
SVSPAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
113 AM CST WED MAR 1 2017

KYC059-107-149-010721-
/O.EXP.KPAH.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170301T0715Z/
Daviess KY-McLean KY-Hopkins KY-
113 AM CST WED MAR 1 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DAVIESS...CENTRAL
MCLEAN AND NORTHEASTERN HOPKINS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 115 AM CST...

The storms which prompted the warning is moving out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
However gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with these
thunderstorms.

A small area of southeast Davisiess County still has some potential 
for srong to severe storms and is still being monitored for a 
possible warning. 

A tornado watch remains in effect until 400 AM CST for northwestern
Kentucky.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Paducah.

LAT...LON 3766 8685 3762 8692 3763 8695 3762 8698
      3754 8708 3746 8715 3746 8721 3744 8746
      3753 8735 3761 8711 3773 8714 3774 8710
      3779 8699 3783 8694 3782 8692 3783 8689
      3778 8685 3773 8685 3770 8689
TIME...MOT...LOC 0711Z 253DEG 50KT 3786 8660 3772 8669 3761 8694 3750
8707

$$

Smith

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 28, 9:59 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Calloway, Graves, Marshall	46 min
Feb 28, 10:12 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Calloway, Graves, Marshall	33 min
Feb 28, 10:25 PM CST	Tornado Warning	PAH	Graves	35 min
Feb 28, 10:43 PM CST	Tornado Warning	PAH	Calloway	9 min
Feb 28, 10:49 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Trigg	26 min
Feb 28, 10:56 PM CST	Tornado Warning	PAH	Calloway	22 min
Feb 28, 11:12 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Caldwell, Christian, Hopkins, Trigg	33 min
Feb 28, 11:16 PM CST	Tornado Warning	PAH	Trigg	29 min
Feb 28, 11:43 PM CST	Tornado Warning	PAH	Christian	32 min
Mar 1, 12:13 AM CST	Tornado Warning	PAH	Todd	21 min
Mar 1, 4:50 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Ballard	25 min
Mar 1, 4:53 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman	37 min
Mar 1, 5:03 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Webster	42 min
Mar 1, 5:06 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Livingston, McCracken, Marshall	24 min
Mar 1, 5:18 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Caldwell, Crittenden, Daviess, Henderson, Hopkins, Livingston and 4 more	57 min
Mar 1, 5:21 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Calloway, Graves, Lyon, Marshall, Trigg	24 min
Mar 1, 5:27 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Caldwell, Crittenden, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall	33 min
Mar 1, 5:40 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Daviess, McLean, Muhlenberg	50 min
Mar 1, 5:44 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Caldwell, Calloway, Christian, Crittenden, Hopkins, Lyon and 2 more	31 min
Mar 1, 6:11 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Christian, Hopkins, Muhlenberg, Todd, Trigg	37 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.