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Tornado Warning 39, NWS Paducah, KY

March 27, 2017Christian County, Hopkins County, Kentucky

NWS Paducah, KY issued this tornado warning at Mar 27, 2017, 2:41 PM CDT for Christian County, Hopkins County, Kentucky. It was in force for 23 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: Mar 27, 2017, 2:41 PM CDT (19:41 UTC)
Expired: Mar 27, 2017, 3:04 PM CDT
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Christian County, KY, Hopkins County, KY

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:41 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Mar 27, 2:56 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	5 Wnw Crofton, KY	SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS THE ROADWAY AT THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 108 AND 800.

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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 27, 12:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 125 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: 48 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -156 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1296 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 170 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 173 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

694 
WFUS53 KPAH 271941
TORPAH
KYC047-107-272015-
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0039.170327T1941Z-170327T2015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
241 PM CDT MON MAR 27 2017

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northern Christian County in south central Kentucky...
  Southeastern Hopkins County in northwestern Kentucky...

* Until 315 PM CDT

* At 240 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both
  tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located near
  Crofton, or 9 miles north of Hopkinsville, moving northeast at 55
  mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. Other areas of rotation were 
           near Hopkinsville and just northwest of Crofton.

  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 Christian and southeastern Hopkins Counties, including the
  following locations: Hawkins and White Plains.

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 3695 8728 3683 8755 3706 8768 3720 8732
      3719 8731 3718 8731 3716 8733 3713 8733
      3711 8731 3711 8729 3708 8728 3707 8726
TIME...MOT...LOC 1940Z 241DEG 49KT 3699 8752 

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

$$

ps

2 follow-up statements

068 
WWUS53 KPAH 271950
SVSPAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
250 PM CDT MON MAR 27 2017

KYC047-107-272015-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-170327T2015Z/
Christian KY-Hopkins KY-
250 PM CDT MON MAR 27 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN CHRISTIAN AND SOUTHEASTERN HOPKINS COUNTIES...

At 250 PM CDT, a severe squall line capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage was located near
Crofton, or 13 miles northeast of Hopkinsville, moving northeast at
55 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...
White Plains.

LAT...LON 3695 8728 3693 8738 3713 8749 3720 8732
      3719 8731 3718 8731 3716 8733 3713 8733
      3711 8731 3711 8729 3708 8728 3707 8726
TIME...MOT...LOC 1950Z 242DEG 47KT 3703 8738 

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

$$
ps

465 
WWUS53 KPAH 272004
SVSPAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
304 PM CDT MON MAR 27 2017

KYC047-107-272014-
/O.CAN.KPAH.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-170327T2015Z/
Christian KY-Hopkins KY-
304 PM CDT MON MAR 27 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CHRISTIAN AND SOUTHEASTERN
HOPKINS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for
south central and northwestern Kentucky.

LAT...LON 3695 8728 3693 8738 3713 8749 3720 8732
      3719 8731 3718 8731 3716 8733 3713 8733
      3711 8731 3711 8729 3708 8728 3707 8726
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 241DEG 49KT 3712 8717 

$$

ps

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 27, 12:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Fulton, Hickman	43 min
Mar 27, 12:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Calloway, Graves	28 min
Mar 27, 1:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Calloway, Marshall	47 min
Mar 27, 1:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Graves	21 min
Mar 27, 1:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Calloway	33 min
Mar 27, 1:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Trigg	50 min
Mar 27, 2:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Caldwell, Christian, Hopkins	37 min
Mar 27, 3:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg	27 min
Mar 27, 3:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Fulton, Graves, Hickman	54 min
Mar 27, 3:53 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Calloway, Graves	3 hr
Mar 27, 4:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Calloway, Marshall	36 min
Mar 27, 4:12 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Marshall	3 hr

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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.