Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2017

Tornado Warning 9, NWS Paducah, KY

February 28, 2017Bollinger County, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

NWS Paducah, KY issued this tornado warning at Feb 28, 2017, 9:38 PM CST for Bollinger County, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. It was in force for 37 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, 9:38 PM CST (03:38 UTC)
Expired: Feb 28, 2017, 10:15 PM CST
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Bollinger County, MO, Cape Girardeau County, MO

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:38 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Feb 28, 9:48 PM CST	FUNNEL CLOUD	4 N Marble Hill, MO	FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED NEAR HIGHWAYS JJ AND M.
Feb 28, 10:05 PM CST	HAIL 1.75	Pocahontas, MO	REPORTS OF GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL NEAR POCAHONTAS

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, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 307 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: 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

879 
WFUS53 KPAH 010338
TORPAH
MOC017-031-010415-
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0009.170301T0338Z-170301T0415Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
938 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2017

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Bollinger County in southeastern Missouri...
  Northwestern Cape Girardeau County in southeastern Missouri...

* Until 1015 PM CST
    
* At 937 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Patton, or 9 miles northwest of Marble Hill,
  moving northeast at 55 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter 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...
  Jackson, Patton, Daisy, Millersville, Oak Ridge, Sedgewickville,
  Pocahontas and Old Appleton.

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 3747 9014 3761 8980 3760 8980 3759 8976
      3760 8973 3759 8972 3760 8971 3760 8969
      3758 8968 3760 8966 3760 8964 3741 8954
      3734 9014
TIME...MOT...LOC 0337Z 246DEG 46KT 3743 9005 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

DRS

3 follow-up statements

610 
WWUS53 KPAH 010351
SVSPAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
951 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2017

MOC017-031-010415-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-170301T0415Z/
Bollinger MO-Cape Girardeau MO-
951 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN BOLLINGER AND NORTHWESTERN CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTIES...
        
At 950 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Millersville, or 12 miles northeast of Marble Hill,
moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and two inch hail. 

SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a funnel cloud. 

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...
Daisy, Millersville, Oak Ridge, Sedgewickville, Pocahontas and Old
Appleton.

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 3750 8995 3761 8980 3760 8980 3759 8976
      3760 8973 3759 8972 3760 8971 3760 8969
      3758 8968 3760 8966 3760 8964 3741 8954
      3742 8994
TIME...MOT...LOC 0350Z 253DEG 42KT 3747 8987 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

DRS

081 
WWUS53 KPAH 010403
SVSPAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1003 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2017

MOC017-010412-
/O.CAN.KPAH.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-170301T0415Z/
Bollinger MO-
1003 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BOLLINGER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 400 AM CST for southeastern
Missouri.

LAT...LON 3754 8978 3760 8973 3759 8972 3760 8971
      3760 8969 3758 8968 3760 8966 3760 8964
      3747 8957 3747 8975
TIME...MOT...LOC 0402Z 246DEG 46KT 3753 8969 

$$

MOC031-010415-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-170301T0415Z/
Cape Girardeau MO-
1003 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CST FOR NORTH
CENTRAL CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY...
    
At 1002 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Daisy, or 10 miles north of Jackson, moving
northeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and two inch 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...
Oak Ridge, Pocahontas and Old Appleton. 

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 3754 8978 3760 8973 3759 8972 3760 8971
      3760 8969 3758 8968 3760 8966 3760 8964
      3747 8957 3747 8975
TIME...MOT...LOC 0402Z 246DEG 46KT 3753 8969 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

DRS

037 
WWUS53 KPAH 010410
SVSPAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1010 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2017

MOC031-010420-
/O.EXP.KPAH.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-170301T0415Z/
Cape Girardeau MO-
1010 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 1015 PM CST...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 400 AM CST for southeastern
Missouri.

LAT...LON 3754 8978 3760 8973 3759 8972 3760 8971
      3760 8969 3758 8968 3760 8966 3760 8964
      3747 8957 3747 8975
TIME...MOT...LOC 0410Z 246DEG 46KT 3756 8961 

$$

DRS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 28, 7:27 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Perry	48 min
Feb 28, 7:40 PM CST	Tornado Warning	PAH	Perry	35 min
Feb 28, 8:07 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	PAH	Perry	23 min
Feb 28, 8:13 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Carter, Wayne	29 min
Feb 28, 9:32 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Bollinger, Cape Girardeau	28 min
Feb 28, 9:58 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Cape Girardeau, Perry	32 min
Mar 1, 2:54 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Perry	36 min
Mar 1, 3:22 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Butler, Carter, Ripley, Wayne	53 min
Mar 1, 3:44 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Perry	46 min
Mar 1, 3:49 AM CST	Tornado Warning	PAH	Perry	26 min
Mar 1, 4:01 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Bollinger, Cape Girardeau	29 min
Mar 1, 4:05 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Butler, Stoddard	25 min
Mar 1, 4:26 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Mississippi, New Madrid, Scott, Stoddard	34 min
Mar 1, 4:50 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Mississippi, Scott	25 min
Mar 1, 4:53 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Mississippi, New Madrid	37 min

Nearby

Tornado Warnings in Missouri, 2017 Every tornado warning in 2017 Tornadoes in 2017

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.