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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 142, NWS Paducah, KY

June 23, 2018Union County, Illinois

NWS Paducah, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 23, 2018, 6:30 PM CDT for Union County, Illinois. It was in force for 30 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 23, 2018, 6:30 PM CDT (23:30 UTC)
Expired
Jun 23, 2018, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Union County, IL

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:33 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, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 279 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 2018-06-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 25 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2018-06-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 127 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
25 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-55 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
952 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
127 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
140 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Paducah, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 23, 2:01 PM CDT, 4 hours 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 2:01 PM CDT, 4 hours 29 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 23, 2:09 PM CDT, 4 hours 21 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Paducah KY
209 PM CDT Sat Jun 23 2018

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100-107>112-114-241000-
Jefferson-Wayne IL-Edwards-Wabash-Perry IL-Franklin-Hamilton-
White-Jackson-Williamson-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-Perry MO-Bollinger-Cape Girardeau-Wayne MO-Carter-
Ripley-Butler-Stoddard-Scott-Mississippi-New Madrid-
209 PM CDT Sat Jun 23 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southern
Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast
Missouri.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

There is a chance of storms, including a marginal risk of severe
storms, through tonight. The best such chance will be across the
southern parts of Missouri and Kentucky. Hail and gusty winds will
be the primary storm hazards should a severe storm occur, with
lightning and heavy rain possible with any storm.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

A chance for thunderstorms is expected just about daily. A few
storms may reach severe limits late Tuesday and Wednesday, with
hail and gusty winds the primary hazards. Locally heavy rain and
lightning will accompany any thunderstorm activity.

Heat Index values approaching 100, and perhaps reaching toward
105, will impact all or part of the region each afternoon this
coming work week. A heat advisory may eventually be needed during
this time period.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters should maintain a basic weather watch in case activation
is requested.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 23, 6:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHJohnson25 min
Jun 23, 6:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHJohnson, Union31 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Illinois, 2018Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2018

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.