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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 207, NWS Paducah, KY

July 14, 2018Perry County, Illinois

NWS Paducah, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 14, 2018, 8:15 PM CDT for Perry 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: Jul 14, 2018, 8:15 PM CDT (01:15 UTC)
Expired: Jul 14, 2018, 8:45 PM CDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Perry County, IL

The radar

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NWS Paducah, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 14, 6:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 6:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 14, 8:10 PM CDT, 5 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 14, 4:53 PM CDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 14, 5:05 PM CDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 14, 5:09 PM CDT, 3 hours 6 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
509 PM CDT SAT JUL 14 2018

ILZ090-091-KYZ010-142230-
Pope IL-Hardin IL-Crittenden KY-
509 PM CDT SAT JUL 14 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HARDIN...NORTHEASTERN POPE AND
NORTHWESTERN CRITTENDEN COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM CDT...

At 509 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Rosiclare, or 16 miles northwest of Marion, moving northeast at 15
mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Rosiclare, Elizabethtown, Karbers Ridge and Gross.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3759 8817 3757 8815 3757 8814 3737 8828
      3738 8831 3740 8832 3739 8834 3740 8836
      3740 8837 3742 8840 3742 8842 3744 8848
      3760 8844
TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 212DEG 11KT 3746 8834

RJP

Special weather statement, Jul 14, 5:30 PM CDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 14, 7:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 14, 7:44 PM CDT, 31 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 15, 9:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Christian, Todd, Trigg	87 min
Jul 15, 9:56 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Christian, Todd	3 hr
Jul 15, 12:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman and 4 more	86 min
Jul 15, 12:12 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Livingston, McCracken, Marshall	2 hr
Jul 15, 12:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Livingston, Lyon, McCracken, Marshall	33 min
Jul 15, 12:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Graves	22 min
Jul 15, 1:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Calloway, Graves, Marshall	30 min
Jul 15, 1:08 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Calloway, Lyon, Marshall, Trigg	2 hr
Jul 15, 1:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Caldwell, Calloway, Christian, Lyon, Marshall, Trigg	90 min
Jul 15, 1:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Trigg	17 min
Jul 15, 2:37 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Christian, Todd	113 min
Jul 14, 7:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Perry	31 min
Jul 14, 10:22 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Jackson, Perry	2 hr
Jul 15, 12:38 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Alexander	2 hr
Jul 15, 4:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Alexander	23 min
Jul 15, 5:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Alexander, Pulaski	43 min
Jul 15, 6:30 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Franklin, Williamson	3 hr
Jul 15, 6:52 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Franklin, Williamson	3 hr
Jul 14, 7:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Wayne	18 min
Jul 14, 9:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Perry	25 min
Jul 14, 10:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Carter, Ripley	51 min
Jul 15, 2:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Perry	63 min
Jul 15, 4:25 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Bollinger, Cape Girardeau	2 hr
Jul 15, 4:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Scott	49 min
Jul 15, 5:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Ripley	25 min
Jul 15, 5:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Stoddard	54 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.