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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this tornado warning at Feb 28, 2017, 9:24 PM CST for 4 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 36 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
- Feb 28, 2017, 9:24 PM CST (03:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2017, 10:00 PM CST
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
Counties Edwards County, IL, Hamilton County, IL, Wayne County, IL, White County, IL
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 9:46 PM CST | TORNADO | Enfield, IL | TORNADO ON THE GROUND. |
| Feb 28, 9:54 PM CST | TORNADO | 4 Ne Carmi, IL | *** 1 FATAL, 2 INJ *** EF-3 TORNADO. MAX WIND 152 MPH. PATH LENGTH 44.6 MILES. MAX WIDTH 440 YARDS. BEGAN 4.2 MILES NE OF CARMI,IL AND CAME TO AN END 1.3 MILES SSE OF OAKLAND CITY, IN. DURATION 51 MINUTES. 35 STRUCTURES DAMAGED/DESTROYED IN WHITE CNTY ILLINOIS |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 8:29 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 12 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 231 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 687 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -73 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 887 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 72 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 395 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 431 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.6
- Supercell composite
- 6.7
The text
As transmitted.
799
WFUS53 KPAH 010324
TORPAH
ILC047-065-191-193-010400-
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0008.170301T0324Z-170301T0400Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
924 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2017
The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
White County in southeastern Illinois...
Southeastern Wayne County in south central Illinois...
Southwestern Edwards County in southeastern Illinois...
Eastern Hamilton County in south central Illinois...
* Until 1000 PM CST
* At 923 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near McLeansboro, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball 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.
* Locations impacted include...
Carmi, McLeansboro, Norris City, Crossville, Enfield, Mill Shoals,
Maunie, Springerton and Burnt Prairie.
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.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3830 8812 3805 8803 3805 8804 3804 8804
3802 8802 3801 8803 3796 8849 3820 8856
TIME...MOT...LOC 0323Z 259DEG 52KT 3806 8857
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
CN1 follow-up statement
949
WWUS53 KPAH 010344
SVSPAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
944 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2017
ILC047-065-191-193-010400-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170301T0400Z/
White IL-Wayne IL-Edwards IL-Hamilton IL-
944 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN WHITE...SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE...SOUTHWESTERN EDWARDS AND
NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTIES...
At 944 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Enfield, or near Carmi, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Just north of Carmi, Crossville, Enfield, Mill Shoals, Springerton
and Burnt Prairie.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3809 8804 3806 8846 3822 8848 3830 8812
TIME...MOT...LOC 0344Z 256DEG 50KT 3814 8826
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
CNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 7:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Jefferson | 24 min |
| Feb 28, 7:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Wayne | 36 min |
| Feb 28, 8:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jackson | 23 min |
| Feb 28, 8:21 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jackson, Perry | 27 min |
| Feb 28, 8:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Franklin, Jackson, Perry | 36 min |
| Feb 28, 8:59 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson | 46 min |
| Feb 28, 9:52 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Edwards, Wabash, Wayne, White | 23 min |
| Feb 28, 9:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Jackson, Union | 32 min |
| Feb 28, 10:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Edwards, Wabash, White | 34 min |
| Feb 28, 10:30 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jackson | 30 min |
| Feb 28, 10:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Franklin, Jackson, Williamson | 26 min |
| Feb 28, 10:43 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Franklin, Williamson | 32 min |
| Feb 28, 10:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Franklin, Hamilton, Saline, Williamson | 36 min |
| Feb 28, 11:21 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Gallatin, Hamilton, Saline, White | 24 min |
| Mar 1, 2:54 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Jackson, Perry | 36 min |
| Mar 1, 3:03 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Edwards, Wabash, Wayne | 42 min |
| Mar 1, 4:06 AM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jackson | 24 min |
| Mar 1, 4:21 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Johnson, Union | 24 min |
| Mar 1, 4:33 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Saline, Williamson | 27 min |
| Mar 1, 4:39 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Saline, Williamson | 36 min |
| Mar 1, 4:44 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Pope | 46 min |
| Mar 1, 4:50 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Alexander, Pulaski | 25 min |
| Mar 1, 5:06 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Massac, Pope | 24 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.