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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Paducah, KY

March 24, 2018Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

NWS Paducah, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 24, 2018, 4:00 PM CDT for Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. It was in force for 45 min. 5 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: Mar 24, 2018, 4:00 PM CDT (21:00 UTC)
Expired: Mar 24, 2018, 4:45 PM CDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Cape Girardeau County, MO

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:00 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
Mar 24, 4:27 PM CDT	HAIL 0.75	Gordonville, MO	PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED.
Mar 24, 4:28 PM CDT	HAIL 0.88	Gordonville, MO
Mar 24, 4:30 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 W Cape Girardeau, MO	ROUGHLY 800 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER DUE TO HIGH WINDS, PRIMARILY WEST OF INTERSTATE 55.
Mar 24, 4:45 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 53	Cape Girardeau, MO
Mar 24, 4:48 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 63	Cape Girardeau, MO

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 278 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 783 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 436 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 543 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

761 
WUUS53 KPAH 242100
SVRPAH
MOC031-242145-
/O.NEW.KPAH.SV.W.0021.180324T2100Z-180324T2145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
400 PM CDT SAT MAR 24 2018

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Cape Girardeau County in southeastern Missouri...

* Until 445 PM CDT

* At 359 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Millersville,
  or near Bollinger Mill State Historic Site, moving southeast at 40
  mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Bollinger Mill State Historic Site,
  Gordonville, Dutchtown, Burfordville, Daisy, Millersville and Oak
  Ridge.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3734 8986 3755 8986 3741 8943 3735 8943
      3734 8945 3734 8948 3730 8952 3728 8952
      3725 8949 3724 8958 3723 8959 3723 8962
      3722 8962
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 293DEG 33KT 3744 8989 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

CN

3 follow-up statements

736 
WWUS53 KPAH 242111
SVSPAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
411 PM CDT SAT MAR 24 2018

MOC031-242145-
/O.CON.KPAH.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-180324T2145Z/
Cape Girardeau MO-
411 PM CDT SAT MAR 24 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY...

At 410 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Burfordville,
or over Bollinger Mill State Historic Site, moving southeast at 35
mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees. 

Locations impacted include...
Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Bollinger Mill State Historic Site,
Gordonville, Dutchtown, Burfordville and Millersville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3734 8986 3751 8986 3735 8943 3734 8945
      3734 8948 3730 8952 3728 8952 3725 8949
      3724 8958 3723 8959 3723 8962 3722 8962
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 295DEG 32KT 3738 8980 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

CTN

405 
WWUS53 KPAH 242121
SVSPAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
421 PM CDT SAT MAR 24 2018

MOC031-242145-
/O.CON.KPAH.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-180324T2145Z/
Cape Girardeau MO-
421 PM CDT SAT MAR 24 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY...

At 420 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Gordonville, or
just south of Jackson, moving southeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees. 

Locations impacted include...
Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Bollinger Mill State Historic Site,
Gordonville, Dutchtown and Burfordville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3734 8986 3743 8979 3735 8943 3734 8945
      3734 8948 3730 8952 3728 8952 3725 8949
      3724 8958 3723 8959 3723 8962 3722 8962
TIME...MOT...LOC 2120Z 293DEG 33KT 3734 8969 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

CTN

307 
WWUS53 KPAH 242128
SVSPAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
428 PM CDT SAT MAR 24 2018

MOC031-242145-
/O.CON.KPAH.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-180324T2145Z/
Cape Girardeau MO-
428 PM CDT SAT MAR 24 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY...

At 427 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Gordonville, or
near Jackson, moving southeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. This storm produced a significant amount 
         of quarter size hail across northern Bollinger county 
         around 4 pm, including completely covering Highway 72 near 
         Patton, Missouri. 

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees. 

Locations impacted include...
Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Gordonville and Dutchtown. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3732 8982 3741 8975 3735 8943 3734 8945
      3734 8948 3730 8952 3728 8952 3725 8949
      3724 8958 3723 8959 3723 8962 3722 8962
TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 295DEG 31KT 3731 8966 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

CTN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 24, 3:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Bollinger	34 min
Mar 24, 4:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Cape Girardeau, Scott	40 min
Mar 24, 5:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Mississippi, Scott	26 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.