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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Paducah, KY

April 5, 20174 states

NWS Paducah, KY issued this wind advisory at Apr 5, 2017, 4:15 PM CDT for 4 states. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 5, 2017, 4:15 PM CDT (21:15 UTC)
Expired
Apr 5, 2017, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
All 44 counties

Alexander County, IL, Gallatin County, IL, Hardin County, IL, Johnson County, IL, Massac County, IL, Pope County, IL, Pulaski County, IL, Saline County, IL, Union County, IL, White County, IL, Gibson County, IN, Pike County, IN, Posey County, IN, Spencer County, IN, Vanderburgh County, IN, Warrick County, IN, Ballard County, KY, Caldwell County, KY, Calloway County, KY, Carlisle County, KY, Christian County, KY, Crittenden County, KY, Daviess County, KY, Fulton County, KY, Graves County, KY, Henderson County, KY, Hickman County, KY, Hopkins County, KY, Livingston County, KY, Lyon County, KY, Marshall County, KY, McCracken County, KY, McLean County, KY, Muhlenberg County, KY, Todd County, KY, Trigg County, KY, Union County, KY, Webster County, KY, Bollinger County, MO, Cape Girardeau County, MO, Mississippi County, MO, New Madrid County, MO, Scott County, MO, Stoddard County, MO

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:17 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 nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 205 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2017-04-05Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2017-04-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 161 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1902 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
161 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
208 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

185 
WWUS73 KPAH 052115
NPWPAH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Paducah KY
415 PM CDT Wed Apr 5 2017

ILZ083-086>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ086-087-110>112-
114-060100-
/O.NEW.KPAH.WI.Y.0002.170405T2115Z-170406T0100Z/
White-Saline-Gallatin-Union-Johnson-Pope-Hardin-Alexander-Pulaski-
Massac-Gibson-Pike-Posey-Vanderburgh-Warrick-Spencer-Fulton-
Hickman-Carlisle-Ballard-McCracken-Graves-Livingston-Marshall-
Calloway-Crittenden-Lyon-Trigg-Caldwell-Union KY-Webster-Hopkins-
Christian-Henderson-Daviess-McLean-Muhlenberg-Todd-Bollinger-
Cape Girardeau-Stoddard-Scott-Mississippi-New Madrid-
Including the cities of Carmi, Harrisburg, Shawneetown, 
Jonesboro, Vienna, Golconda, Elizabethtown, Cairo, Mound City, 
Metropolis, Fort Branch, Petersburg, Poseyville, Evansville, 
Boonville, Rockport, Hickman, Clinton, Bardwell, Wickliffe, 
Paducah, Mayfield, Smithland, Benton, Murray, Marion, Eddyville, 
Cadiz, Princeton, Morganfield, Dixon, Madisonville, Hopkinsville,
Henderson, Owensboro, Calhoun, Greenville, Elkton, Marble Hill, 
Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Bloomfield, Sikeston, Charleston, 
and New Madrid
415 PM CDT Wed Apr 5 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect until 8 PM CDT this evening. 

* TIMING...Late this afternoon and early this evening.

* WINDS....Southwest winds will gust 35 to 45 mph at times.

* IMPACTS...Travel will be more difficult for high profile
  vehicles. Outdoor objects may get tossed around. Small tree
  limbs may come down.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A wind advisory is issued when sustained winds are expected to
reach 30 mph or greater for longer than one hour...or wind gusts
are expected to reach 40 mph for any duration.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
837 
WWUS73 KPAH 060055
NPWPAH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Paducah KY
755 PM CDT Wed Apr 5 2017

ILZ083-086>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ086-087-110>112-
114-060200-
/O.EXP.KPAH.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170406T0100Z/
White-Saline-Gallatin-Union-Johnson-Pope-Hardin-Alexander-Pulaski-
Massac-Gibson-Pike-Posey-Vanderburgh-Warrick-Spencer-Fulton-
Hickman-Carlisle-Ballard-McCracken-Graves-Livingston-Marshall-
Calloway-Crittenden-Lyon-Trigg-Caldwell-Union KY-Webster-Hopkins-
Christian-Henderson-Daviess-McLean-Muhlenberg-Todd-Bollinger-
Cape Girardeau-Stoddard-Scott-Mississippi-New Madrid-
Including the cities of Carmi, Harrisburg, Shawneetown, 
Jonesboro, Vienna, Golconda, Elizabethtown, Cairo, Mound City, 
Metropolis, Fort Branch, Petersburg, Poseyville, Evansville, 
Boonville, Rockport, Hickman, Clinton, Bardwell, Wickliffe, 
Paducah, Mayfield, Smithland, Benton, Murray, Marion, Eddyville, 
Cadiz, Princeton, Morganfield, Dixon, Madisonville, Hopkinsville,
Henderson, Owensboro, Calhoun, Greenville, Elkton, Marble Hill, 
Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Bloomfield, Sikeston, Charleston, 
and New Madrid
755 PM CDT Wed Apr 5 2017

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

Gusty winds persist. But overall, winds are not as strong as they
were during the late afternoon.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 5, 2:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHJackson23 min
Apr 5, 2:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHJackson, Perry41 min
Apr 5, 9:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHHardin, Massac, Pope31 min
Apr 5, 11:56 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningPAHAlexander, Jackson, Union10 days
Apr 5, 11:58 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningPAHAlexander, Pulaski9 days
Apr 5, 1:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHAlexander, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Perry and 3 more57 min
Apr 5, 2:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHAlexander, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson and 10 more48 min
Apr 5, 2:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHWayne25 min
Apr 5, 3:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHHamilton27 min
Apr 5, 3:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHEdwards, Wayne, White29 min
Apr 5, 3:53 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHEdwards, Wayne, White37 min
Apr 5, 5:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHEdwards43 min
Apr 5, 4:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHPike27 min
Apr 5, 9:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHMcCracken29 min
Apr 4, 11:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHCarter65 min
Apr 5, 12:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHWayne43 min
Apr 5, 1:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHWayne37 min
Apr 5, 1:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHBollinger, Cape Girardeau, Perry35 min
Apr 5, 2:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHCape Girardeau, Stoddard43 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.